Annual  Reports  of  the 
Moline  Public  Schools, 

March  1874  to  June  1883 


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FIRST  ANNUAL  REPORT 


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BOARD  OF  EDUCATION 

OF  THE 


FOR  THE 

YEAR  ENDING  MARCH  31  1874. 


MOLINE,  ILLINOIS. 


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MOLINE,  ILLINOIS: 

DAY,  EGBERT,  &  FIDLAR,  PRINTERS. 

1874. 


MEMBERS  OF  THE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


C.  A.  WHEELOCK,  President.  H.  H.  GROVER,  Secretary. 
C.  0.  NASON.  JONATHAN  HUNTOON. 

WM.  H.  EDWARDS.  EZRA  SMITH. 


TERMS  EXPIRE. 


Wm.  H.  Edwards, 
Ezra  Smith, 

J.  Huntoon, 

H.  H.  Grover, 

C.  0.  Nason, 

C.  A.  Wheelock, 


.April,  1874. 
April,  1875. 
April,  1876. 


REPORT 


OF  THE 

BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


In  compliance  with  the  requirements  of  the  revised  school 
laws,  the  Board  of  Education  herewith  present  their  First 
Annual  Report.  The  law  requires  us  to  report  the  number 
of  pupils  instructed  during  the  year,  the  branches  of  educa¬ 
tion  pursued,  the  number  of  persons  between  the  ages  of 
twelve  and  twenty-one  unable  to  read  and  write,  the  re¬ 
ceipts,  their  sources,  the  expenditures,  and  the  objects  for 
which  they  were  made. 

We  give  below  the  amount  of  expenditures,  specifying 
their  objects  as  fully  as  space  will  permit.  Of  these  ex¬ 
penditures,  upwards  of  one  thousand  dollars  were  paid  for 
rents,  coal,  and  general  expenses,  unsettled  for  at  the  time 
we  entered  upon  our  duties. 

We  are  unable  to  give  a  complete  report  of  the  receipts 
for  the  year,  as  the  Collector’s  returns  are  not  yet  made  to 
the  Treasurer.  If  corporation  taxes  now  being  tested  are 
paid,  we  expect  to  have  a  surplus. 

We  annex  a  statement  of  bonded  indebtedness  for  the  in¬ 
formation  of  those  interested.  For  a  similar  reason  we 
publish  the  Rules  and  Regulations  adopted  by  the  Board 
for  their  convenience,  the  guidance  of  teachers,  and  the 
government  of  pupils. 

REAL  ESTATE. 

In  compliance  with  a  petition  of  the  voters  of  the  dis¬ 
trict,  the  Board  purchased  of  John  Deere,  Esq.,  six  lots  in 


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his  addition  to  Moline  for  a  site  for  the  West  Ward  House, 
paying  therefor  three  thousand  dollars.  For  the  East  Ward 
we  purchased  part  of  a  block  of  H.  R.  Edwards,  for  which 
we  paid,  in  bonds,  fifteen  hundred  and  fifteen  dollars. 

BUILDINGS. 

Upon  the  old  site  the  Central  House  was  erected  by  J.  G. 
Salisbury ;  contract  price,  $25,000.  Additional  improve¬ 
ments  in  grading  grounds,  making  walks,  building  cisterns, 
etc.,  etc.,  were  made,  as  far  as  the  lateness  of  the  season 
would  permit.  When  fully  completed,  we  think  we  shall 
have  a  house  as  convenient  and  pleasant,  and  grounds  as 
beautiful  and  inviting,  as  can  be  found  in  the  state. 

On  the  west  site  the  West  Ward  House  was  erected  by  Ra- 
per,  Turner  &  Herns  ;  contract  price,  $14,000.  While  this 
house  is  not  as  large  and  costly,  and  the  location  not  as  de¬ 
sirable,  or,  at  present,  as  central  as  the  other,  yet  its  pleasant 
rooms  and  shaded  grounds  fully  meet  the  wants  and  minis¬ 
ter  to  the  comforts  of  its  occupants. 

The  Central  House  is  fully  seated,  accommodating  six  hun¬ 
dred  and  eight  pupils.  Four  rooms  only  in  the  West  Ward 
House  as  yet  are  furnished  (two  hundred  and  thirty-three 
seats).  Other  rooms  will  be  seated  as  fast  as  demanded. 

If  the  three  hundred  boys  and  girls  now  at  work  in  our 
shops,  kept  at  home,  or  allowed  to  remain  out  of  school, 
would  avail  themselves  of  their  opportunities  for  improve¬ 
ment,  the  twenty  rooms  of  our  school  buildings  would 
hardly  afford  seating  capacity  for  their  accommodation. 

The  census  shows  that  there  are  thirteen  persons  between 
the  ages  of  twelve  and  twenty-one  who  are  unable  to  read 
and  write. 

The  question  of  evening  schools  for  those  unable  to  at¬ 
tend  during  the  day,  and  the  question  of  devising  means  to 
compel  the  unwilling  to  attend  some  portion  of  the  year, 
must  soon  be  met,  or  the  future  will  reap  the  harvest  of 
poverty  and  crime  that  is  sure  to  spring  up  from  the  seeds 
of  ignorance  and  truancy. 


REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


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STUDIES. 

Instruction  has  been  given  during  the  year  in  the  ordin¬ 
ary  branches  —  Algebra,  Geometry,  Physiology,  Latin, 
Greek,  and  French. 

As  soon  as  the  needed  apparatus  can  he  obtained,  other 
sciences  will  be  taken  up.  Our  High  School  needs  refer¬ 
ence  books  and  apparatus  of  almost  every  kind.  To  supply 
the  former,  the  Board  have  appropriated  the  money  re¬ 
ceived  from  tuitions ;  for  the  latter  no  provision  is  made. 

With  these  wants  supplied,  with  pleasant  rooms,  with  ef¬ 
ficient  teachers,  and  with  the  encouragement  of  friends  and 
parents,  we  may  expect  to  see  our  schools  increasing  in 
numbers,  and  excelling  in  facilities  from  year  to  year,  till 
patrons  and  pupils  shall  find  their  every  want  best  supplied 
at  home. 

C.  A.  Wheelock,  President. 

H.  H.  Grover,  Secretary . 


EXPENDITURES. 


SALARIES  OF.  TEACHERS. 

W.  H.  Russell,  Superintendent,  per  year,  .  .  .  $1,800 


CENTRAL  BUILDING. 


Miss  S.  R.  Davis,  High  School,  .... 
A.  M.  Warren,  assistant,  High  School,  . 

‘  S.  A.  Fowler,  Grammar  Room, 

L.  A.  Taylor,  Intermediate  Department,  H  Room, 


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A.  Nance, 

E.  M.  Davis, 

1  E.  A.  Livingston,  Primary 
A.  M.  Sherman, 

K.  E.  Fox, 

“  E.  A.  Merriman, 

Mrs.  A.  M.  Wells, 


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Miss  M.  E.  Hale,  Intermediate  Department,  D  Room, 
“  M.  C.  Cornwall,  Primary  “  C 

“  E.  J.  Chase,  “  “  B 

A.  M.  Cleaves,  11  “  A 


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Amount  paid  teachers  during  the  year, 


Per  month. 

$75 

60 

60 

55 

60 

55 

50 

55 

40 

40 

55 

.  $55 

40 
40 
50 


$8,014.77 


SALARIES  OF  JANITORS. 

Per  month. 

L.  E.  Fish,  Central  Building,  .....  $50 

J.  Schalein,  West  Ward  Building,  .....  35 

M.  Bangs,  Church,  .......  35 


Amount  paid  janitors  during  the  year,  .  .  $991.28 

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HEATING  APPARATUS. 

For  apparatus,  in  part,  .....  $4,841.73 

For  setting  boilers,  ......  133.98 

Union  Malleable  Iron  Works,  fire  brick,  .  .  .  8.00 

Deere  &  Co.,  fire  brick,  .....  34.40 

Keator  &  Salisbury,  brick,  .....  100.00 

J.  Peterson,  cement  and  labor,  .  .  .  .  43  50 

M.  Connell,  drayage,  ......  5.00 


$5,166.52 


RFPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


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FUEL. 


J.  Connell,  coal,  ..... 

$  2.00 

Gould  &  Langley,  coal,  ..... 

71.77 

C.  A.  Wheelock,  "  .... 

48.30 

Porter  Bros.,  “..... 

275.31 

Peterson  Bros.,  drawing  coal,  .... 

61.78 

J.  McEnary,  “  “  .... 

3575 

P.  Beermaker,  “  “ 

32.50 

William  Mills,  wood,  .....' 

64.25 

Dimock,  Gould  &  Co.,  wood  and  kindling, 

22.50 

E.  Huntoon  &  Bros.,  wood,  .  .  .  . 

4.50 

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$618.66 

INTEREST  AND  EXCHANGE. 

First  National  Bank,  on  temporary  loan, 

$258.34 

J.  Huntoon,  on  temporary  loan,  .... 

37.50 

$295.84 

GENERAL  EXPENSES. 

Wm.  E.  Stevens,  brooms,  .... 

$  7.50 

J.  Henderson,  fence,  ..... 

3.00 

Barnard  &  Leas,  castings,  .... 

2.85 

T.  Dunn,  hardware,  ...... 

57.77 

Kennedy  &  Tillinghast,  printing, 

42.15 

Union  Printing  Company,  advertising, 

5.75 

Argus  Printing  Company,  printing, 

8  00 

H.  Kohlberg,  removing  debris,  .... 

.  155.00 

E.  H.  Gleason,  elections,  .... 

6  00 

W.  J.  Entrikin,  “ . 

6.00 

C.  J.  Kneeberg,  “  .  . ,  . 

3.00 

G.  Martin,  cleaning  church,  .... 

6.50 

W.  H.  Edwards,  expense,  .... 

1.50 

J.  Huntoon,  “  ..... 

2.70 

W.  Hartzell,  team,  ..... 

8.00 

Harwood  &  Wheeler,  team,  .... 

5.00 

Wm.  Young,  carpenter,  ..... 

3.00 

J.  Peterson,  moving  seats,  ..... 

3.25 

Wm.  A.  Nourse,  trees,  ..... 

8.40 

E.  Smith,  moving  seats,  ..... 

7.75 

H.  H.  Grover,  sundries,  . 

82.08 

Mrs.  Ells,  washing,  etc.,  ..... 

2.40 

L.  E.  Fish,  moving  seats,  etc.,  .... 

20.80 

Raper,  Turner  &  Kerns,  repairs,  .... 

24.40 

J.  Soderstrum,  census. 

40.00 

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T.  Wirshing,  repairs,  .  .  .  .  .  $  3.00 

Pump  Company,  sundries,  .....  22.68 

T.  Wormeley,  seating,  J .....  .  3.00 

E.  Hoover,  brooms,  ......  1.50 

H.  Hull,  merchandise,  ......  2.15 

A.  R.  McBurney,  glazing,  painting,  and  varnishing,  ' .  37.85 

C.  A.  Wheelock,  nails,  .  .  .  .  .  .  1.75 

J.  S.  Keator,  lumber,  ......  10.47 

N.  Chester  &  Co.,  sundries,  ......  7.35 

Wm,  H.  Edwards,  brooms,  .....  6.40 

Reed  &  Stone,  pipe,  zincs,  etc.,  .....  68.57 

C.  T.  Edwards,  sundries,  .....  32.23 

C.  C.  Waters,  hardware,  ......  1.50 

Schillinger  &  Co.,  iron,  ......  5.04 

Richards  &  Co.,  stove,  ......  10.00 

Ed.  Waldron,  labor,  ......  7.50 

Moline  Plow  Company,  iron,  .....  1.50 

E.  P.  Chaney,  labor  on  seats,  .....  45.00 

C.  Tagge,  labor,  .......  33.75 

E.  Smith,  for  laborers,  « .  .  .  .  .  .  73.00 

Dimock,  Gould  &  Co.,  lumber,  .....  2.40 

Thomas  Yates,  plumbing,  .....  27.24 


$926.68 


RENTS  AND  REPAIRS. 

Baptist  Church,  rent,  .... 

“  “  repairs  —  A.  R.  McBurney, 

United  Brethren  Church,  rent, 

“  “  “  repairs,  . 

Methodist  Church,  rent, 

“  “  repairs, 

“  “  insurance,  ^ . 

Congregational  Church,  rent, 

“  “  insurance, 

J.  Dahms,  rent,  .... 

J.  Connell,  “..... 

T.  Dunn,  office  rent,  .... 

C.  Margraf,  rent,  ..... 


$124.75 

22.50 

69.00 

100.00 

476.50 

80.75 

8.00 

338.75 

50.00 

120.00 

36.00 

75.00 

29.80 


$1,531.06 


REAL  ESTATE. 


$3,000.00 

$1,515.00 


John  Deere,  west  site, 

H.  R.  Edwards,  east  site,  in  bonds, 


$3,000.00 


REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


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BUILDINGS. 


CENTRAL  HOUSE. 

J.  G.  Salisbury,  contract,  .  .  .  .  .  *  $25,000.00 


J.  G.  Salisbury,  extras  allowed,  .....  600.00 

I.  N.  Holmes,  plans,  ......  300.00 

Richter  &  Harris,  plans  of  Board  of  Directors,  .  .  .  200.00 

J.  Knetsor,  laying  tile,  etc.,  .....  146.00 

E.  Creamer  &  Co.,  registers,  .....  133.79 

Freight  on  registers,  ......  5.92 

Fleming  &  Co.,  tile,  ......  15.20 

Hellestedt  &  Kerns,  iron,  .....  2.25 

E.  Smith,  superintending,  .....  250.00 


Improvements. 

M.  Kelley,  labor, 

E.  Smith,  excavating  and  grading, 

E.  Smith  (per  Fish),  grading, 

A.  Hanna,  labor,  .... 
Keator  &  Salisbury,  brick, 

C.  F.  Calkins,  cement, 

Reed  &  Stone,  tin  work, 

C.  T.  Edwards,  “  ... 


$26,653.16 

$  14.87 
640.64 
20.57 
.  8.00 
70.85 
3.25 
91.59 
41.35 


$891.12 

WEST  WARD  HOUSE. 

Raper,  Turner  &  Kerns,  contract,  ....  $14,000.00 

Raper,  Turner  &  Kerns,  extras,  .....  364.45 

E.  Huntoon  &  Bros.,  raising  door  step,  .  .  .  17.75 

Creamer  &  Co.,  registers,  ......  71.14 

Freight  on  registers,  ......  2.20 

C.  T.  Edwards,  door  handles,  .....  7.00 

W.  L.  Carroll,  plans,  ......  200.00 

J.  Huntoon,  superintending,  .....  150.00 


Improvements. 

E.  Huntoon  &  Bros.,  well, 

J.  Huntoon,  grading,  etc.,  . 

J.  Knetsor,  cistern,  .... 
Fleming  &  Co.,  tile, 

E.  Huntoon  &  Bros.,  brick  work  on  privies, 
Raper,  Turner  &  Kerns,  wood  work  on  privies, 
Raper,  Turner  &  Kerns,  lumber, 

C.  C.  Waters,  hardware, 

Dimock,  Gould  &  Co.,  lumber  for  privies, 
Clendening  &  Martin,  paint, 

Reed  &  Stone,  tin  work, 


$14,812.54 

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20.00 

227.95 

65.00 

13.50 

320.00 

67.65 

50.00 

38.72 

140.23 

14.21 

3.95 


$961.21 


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FURNITURE  AND  FIXTURES. 

Daniel  Gonld,  chairs,  .... 

C.  C.  Knell,  “ . 

Library  Board,  office  desk, 

G.  W.  Dow,  erasers  and  maps, 

W.  H.  Russell,  erasers,  charts,  books,  etc., 

G.  W.  Dow,  bell,  ..... 

E.  Okerberg,  clocks,  .... 

Sterling  School  Furniture  Company,  desks,  . 

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R.  Crampton,  baskets  and  dusters, 

Daniel  Gould,  teachers’  desks  and  curtains, 

High  School  book  case,  .... 


STATIONERY  AND  SCHOOL  SUPPLIES. 

J.  S.  Richards,  sundries,  ..... 

H.  H.  Grover,  record  books,  .... 

J.  S.  Richards  &  Co.,  sundries,  .... 
Day,  Egbert  &  Fidlar,  “ 


INSURANCE. 


.  $  8.67 

350 
30.00 
85.00 
150.88 
275.50 
197.70 
1,740.88 
.  207.89 

15.98 
232.68 
80.07 


$3,028.75 


.  $  78.07 

10.75 
104.48 
4.25 


$197.55 


Central  House  insured  for  $22,000,  heating  apparatus,  furniture, 

and  fixtures,  $6,000,  at  one  per  cent  for  one  year,  .  .  $280.00 

West  Ward  House  insured  for  $11,000,  and  furniture  and  fix¬ 
tures,  $1,000,  ......  120.00 

Central  House,  cancelled  policy,  .....  40.00 


RECAPITULATION  OF  EXPENDITURES. 

Teachers’  salaries,  ..... 

Janitors’  salaries,  ...... 

Heating  apparatus,  ..... 

Fuel,  * . 

Interest  and  exchange,.  ..... 

General  expense,  ...... 

Rents  and  repairs,  ..... 

Real  estate,  ....... 

Central  House,  ..... 

Improvements  on  grounds,  etc.,  .... 

West  Ward  House,  ..... 

Improvements  on  grounds,  outbuildings,  etc., 

Furniture  and  fixtures,  ..... 

Stationery  and  supplies,  ..... 

Insurance,  ....... 


$440.00 


$  8,014  77 
991  28 
5,166  52 
618  66 
295  84 
926  68 
1,531  06 
3,000  00 
26,653  16 
891  12 
14,812  54 
961  21 
3,028  75 
197  55 
440  00 


Amount  of  orders  issued, 


$67,529  14 


REPORT  OE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


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BONDS,  Etc. 

Bonds  issued  in  1868,  and  not  yet  matured, 
Bonds  issued  in  1869,  and  not  yet  matured, 
Bonds  issued  in  1873,  .... 


$12,000  00 
700  00 
18,515  00 


Total  bonded  indebtedness,  ....  $31,215  00 

Ins.  building  fund, . $24,354  40 

Interest  accrued  on  building  fund  loaned,  .  .  1,391  86 

Premium  on  bonds  sold, .  382  50 

Rents  received  from  S.  H.  Velie,  .  .  $58  30 

Tuitions  received, .  97  64 

Cancelled  insurance  policy,  ...  40  00 

Fence  sold  Mr.  Fish,  .  .  .  .  .  5  00 


Amount  incidentals  paid  Treasurer, 


200  94 


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REPORT  OF  SUPERINTENDENT. 


Gentlemen  of  the  Board  :  — 

In  accordance  with  your  request,  I  present  you  a  brief 
report  of  the  condition  of  the  city  schools  for  the  year  end¬ 
ing  March  31,  1874. 

Owing  to  the  fire,  we  began  the  year  with  our  schools 
scattered,  and  in  some  cases  in  rooms  not  adapted  to  school 
purposes;  yet,  under  these  inconveniences,  fair  progress 
was  made. 

The  Training  Class,  formed  during  the  fall  term,  num¬ 
bering  fourteen,  was  continued  through  the  term.  Four  of 
its  members  wrere  given  positions  in  our  schools  at  the  be¬ 
ginning  of  the  winter  term ;  others  found  positions  else¬ 
where,  and  the  few  remaining  entered  the  High  School. 
In  regard  to  the  success  of  these  new  teachers,  I  can  report 
favorably.  I  would  here  recommend  that  pupils  completing 
the  High  School  course,  and  otherwise  fitted,  be  given  po¬ 
sitions  in  our  schools  as  vacancies  occur. 

When  we  entered  the  new  buildings  our  corps  of  teachers 
was  increased  from  twelve  to  sixteen  —  the  pupils  from  six 
hundred  to  seven  hundred  and  fifty. 

In  the  High  School  building,  at  this  time,  owing  to  the 
crowded  state  of  the  lower  rooms,  it  was  necessary  to  move 
the  A  Class  from  the  Grammar  Boom  into  the  High  School 
—  increasing  its  number  to  seventy-five  pupils. 

The  Superintendent,  during  the  past  year,  has  taught 
from  three-fifths  to  one-half  of  his  time.  This,  with  the  in¬ 
cidental  demands  on  his  time,  seriously  interferes  with  a 
thorough  supervision  of  the  schools.  If  another  class,  at 
the  end  of  next  term,  is  sent  to  the  High  School,  an  extra 


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teacher  will  be  needed  there  the  coming  year,  thus  giving 
the  Superintendent  more  time  to  attend  to  his  duties. 

The  great  want  of  our  High  School,  at  present,  is,  a  good 
library  of  reference  books,  and  sets  of  philosophical  and 
chemical  apparatus.  The  provision  already  made  by  the 
Board  for  the  library  manifests  itself  in  a  fine  book-case 
with  empty  shelves. 

Moving  the  dividing  line  between  the  wards  two  blocks 
to  the  east  will  more  equally  divide  the  pupils  and  relieve 
the  lower  rooms  in  the  High  School  building. 

Hone  of  our  schools  are  poorly  governed ;  good  order 
generally  prevails.  But  few  cases  of  open  opposition  have 
shown  themselves  during  the  year,  and  a  general  good  feel¬ 
ing  between  teacher  and  pupil  has  been  manifest. 

An  elaborate  course  of  study  for  all  grades  of  our  schools 
is  of  primary  importance  to  their  success.  Such  a  course  of 
study  has  been  in  preparation  during  the  year,  and  will  be 
submitted  to  the  Board  at  an  early  day. 

The  following  table  will  give  a  general  outline  of  the 
schools  for  the  past  year  in  regard  to  a  few  important  items 
that  enter  into  the  make  of  a  good  school :  — 


Month. 

Year. 

No.  enrolled. 

No.  days  of  school. 

Average  number 
belonging. 

Average  daily  at¬ 
tendance. 

Per  cent  of  attend¬ 
ance. 

i 

•  p-H 

nd 

u 

cS 

O 

3Q 

<D 

§  ® 
u  $ 

6  a 

No.  neither  absent 
nor  tardy. 

Teachers’  tardiness 

Minutes  lost  by 
teachers. 

No.  visitors. 

No.  cases  corporal 
punishment. 

No.  pupils  excused. 

April . 

1873 

569 

22 

534 

485 

90 

61 

141 

9 

0 

52 

31 

83 

May . 

U 

595 

21 

536 

478 

92 

79 

121 

10 

48 

25 

31 

90 

June . 

u 

491 

19 

444 

406 

93 

57 

154 

0 

8 

37 

20 

63 

October... 

u 

600 

20 

525 

496 

94 

60 

246 

0 

11 

57 

3 

51 

Novemp’r 

600 

20 

535 

498 

93 

84 

216 

0 

0 

63 

8 

98 

December 

«( 

570 

18 

474 

416 

96 

113 

150 

4 

10 

58 

2 

45 

January... 

1874 

750 

20 

698 

685 

95 

240 

291 

3 

0 

178 

5 

46 

February. 

U 

743 

20 

692 

670 

93 

111 

278 

2 

6 

208 

8 

46 

March . 

U 

694 

20 

660 

633 

96 

66 

334 

5 

6 

189 

4 

43 

lYJLOIllIliy 

Average 

624 

20 

565 

530 

94 

96 

211 

3 

10 

95 

12 

63 

From  the  above  statement,  we  notice  there  has  been  a 
steady  increase  in  the  number  enrolled,  per  cent  of  attend- 


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ance,  number  of  visitors,  etc.,  until  tbe  spring  months,  when 
many  of  our  pupils  leave  for  work. 

While  we  see  many  ways  by  which,  and  many  things  in 
which,  our  schools  can  be  improved,  and  be  made  more 
useful  and  practical,  yet  we  regard  the  year  now  closing 
the  most  satisfactory  of  any  since  our  connection  with 
them. 

Respectfully, 

W.  H.  Russell, 

Superintendent  of  Schools. 


RULES  AND  REGULATIONS. 


- • - 

RULES  OF  THE  BOARD. 

1.  ORGANIZATION  AND  OFFICERS. 

The  members  of  the  Board  shall  meet  annually  upon 
the  first  Monday  following  the  school  election,  and  organize 
by  electing  a  President  and  a  Secretary,  who  shall  hold 
their  respective  offices  for  one  year,  and  until  their  succes¬ 
sors  are  duly  elected,  unless  sooner  removed  by  the  Board. 

Elections  shall  be  by  ballot,  and  a  majority  of  all  the  votes 
cast  shall  he  necessary  to  elect. 

2.  DUTIES  OF  THE  PRESIDENT. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  President  to  preside  at  all 
meetings  of  the  Board,  preserve  order,  enforce  the  rules, 
sign  all  bonds,  notes,  agreements,  or  leases,  ordered  to  be 
executed  by  this  Board ;  sign  all  orders  drawn  on  the  Treas¬ 
urer,  and  on  or  before  the  first  regular  meeting  after  the 
organization  of  the  Board  shall  appoint,  subject  to  the  ap¬ 
proval  of  the  Board,  the  following  committee,  viz  :  — 

(1)  A  committee  of  three  on  School  Grounds  and 
Buildings ; 

(2)  A  committee  of  three  on  Supplies ; 

(3)  A  committee  of  three  on  Teachers  and  Finance. 

In  the  absence  or  inability  of  the  President,  a  Presi¬ 
dent  pro  tem.  shall  be  chosen  by  the  Board,  who  shall  for 
the  time  being  exercise  all  the  authority  and  perform  all  the 
duties  of  the  President. 

3.  DUTIES  OF  THE  SECRETARY. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Secretary  to  keep  a  com¬ 
plete  record  of  the  proceedings  of  the  Board,  as  well  as  the 


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receipts  and  expenditures,  in  such  books  and  in  such  a 
manner  as  the  Board  may  prescribe.  He  shall  sign  all  doc¬ 
uments  requiring  the  signature  of  the  President,  and  notify 
all  members,  in  due  time,  of  all  special  meetings.  He  shall 
take  into  his  possession  all  books,  papers,  and  other  docu¬ 
ments  belonging  to  the  district  and  held  in  charge  by  the 
Board,  and  safely  keep  the  same  in  such  places  as  they  may 
indicate,  subject  at  all  times  to  their  order,  or  the  exam¬ 
ination  by  any  member  thereof;  and  lay  before  the  Board 
at  their  next  meeting  all  letters  and  other  documents  that 
may  come  to  him  for  that  purpose.  He  shall  refer  all 
bills  and  claims  presented  to  the  Board  to  their  respect¬ 
ive  committees  to  be  audited,  and,  when  ordered  paid, 
shall  draw  orders  on  the  Treasurer  for  the  payment  of  the 
same.  He  shall  keep  stubs  of  all  orders  issued,  stating 
thereon  the  party  to  whom  and  the  purpose  for  which  such 
order  was  issued,  the  amount  thereof,  and  the  fund  on 
which  the  same  is  drawn.  He  shall  hold  his  books,  records, 
and  accounts  at  all  times  subject  to  the  inspection  of  any 
voter  or  tax-payer  of  the  district,  and  annually  prepare  and 
publish  the  report  required  by  the  school  law,  together  with 
such  other  items  of  interest  and  information  as  the  Board 
may  direct.  He  shall  receive  all  moneys  due  from  inciden¬ 
tal  sources,  make  out  all  bills,  collect  and  pay  over  the 
same  to  the  Treasurer,  taking  his  receipt  therefor.  He 
shall  register  the  name  and  address  of  all  applicants  for 
positions  in  the  schools,  and,  under  the  direction  of  the 
Committee  on  Supplies,  procure  all  necessary  Registers, 
Books  of  Record,  Blanks,  etc.,  for  the  use  of  the  teachers 
and  pupils ;  shall  meet  the  teachers  at  their  regular  monthly 
meeting,  deliver  to  them  their  orders,  taking  their  receipt 
therefor,  and  perform  all  other  duties  generally  incumbent 
upon  such  officer. 

4.  COMMITTEE  ON  GROUNDS  AND  BUILDINGS. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  this  committee  to  take  special 
charge  of  the  school  grounds,  and  the  buildings  thereon,  to 


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examine  them  each  year  (and  oftener  if  required),  and  re¬ 
port  to  the  Board  what  improvements,  repairs,  or  alterations 
may  he  necessary,  furnishing  an  estimate  of  the  cost  of  the 
same. 

5.  COMMITTEE  ON  SUPPLIES. 

This  committee  shall  have  special  direction  of  the 
purchase  of  all  apparatus,  books  of  reference,  furniture, 
fuel,  and  general  supplies  used  in  and  required  by  the 
schools,  and,  with  the  advice  of  the  Superintendent,  shall 
report  to  the  Board  what  may,  from  time  to  time,  he  need¬ 
ed,  and,  with  their  sanction,  shall,  through  the  Secretary, 
order  all  supplies  for  the  various  departments  of  the 
schools. 

6.  COMMITTEE  ON  TEACHERS  AND  FINANCE. 

* 

It  shall  he  the  duty  of  this  committee  to  ascertain  as 
nearly  as  possible  what  the  yearly  expenses  of  the  schools 
will  he,  to  consider  and  report  to  the  Board  the  amount  of 
salaries  of  all  persons  employed  by  them,  and  to  suggest 
candidates  for  all  vacancies. 

MEETINGS,  AND  RULES  OF  ORDER. 

1.  The  regular  meetings  —  except  the  yearly  —  shall  be 
held  on  the  first  Monday  following  the  last  Saturday  of 
each  month,  at  eight  o’clock  p.  m.  from  the  first  of  April  to 
the  first  of  October,  and  at  half-past  seven  o’clock  p.  m.  the 
balance  of  the  year. 

2.  Special  meetings  may  he  called  at  any  time  by  the 
President,  or  upon  the  written  request  of  two  members, 
through  the  Secretary. 

8.  A  majority  of  the  Board  shall  be  required  to  consti¬ 
tute  a  quorum,  but  a  less  number  may  adjourn  from  time, 
to  time. 

4.  At  the  appointed  hour  the  President  shall  call  the 
meeting  to  order,  and  as  soon  as  a  quorum  is  present  shall 
proceed  with  the  business  of  the  meeting  in  the  following 

order : — 

3 


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1.  Beading  of  the  Minutes. 

2.  Beports  of  Standing  Committees  in  order. 

3.  Beports  of  Special  Committees  in  order. 

4.  Beport  and  Suggestions  of  Superintendent. 

5.  Communications  to  the  Board. 

6.  Bills  and  Unfinished  Business. 

7.  Bew  Business. 

5.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Board,  at  their  May  meet¬ 
ing,  to  reappoint  such  teachers  in  their  employ  as  they 
wish  to  retain,  and  notify  them  of  such  reappointment  at  or 
before  the  close  of  the  term. 

6.  Separate  bills  must  be  rendered  for  articles  purchased 
for  each  school,  and  in  accordance  with  classification  and 
duties  of  the  respective  committees. 

7.  Every  member  present  shall  vote  on  all  questions,  un¬ 
less  excused  by  the  Board. 

8.  The  yeas  and  nays  shall  be  called  and  entered  on  the 
records  whenever  demanded  by  any  member  of  the  Board. 

9.  Uo  member  shall  retire  before  the  close  of  the  session 
without  permission  of  the  President. 

10.  Unless  otherwise  provided,  the  rules  of  order  shall  be 
the  same  as  those  for  the  government  of  deliberative  bodies, 
as  laid  down  in  Cushing’s  Manual. 

DUTIES  OF  SUPERINTENDENT. 

1.  The  Superintendent  shall  devote  himself  exclusively 
to  his  duties,  shall  be  in  the  office  of  the  Board  half  an 
hour  before  the  opening  of  school  each  morning,  shall  ex¬ 
ercise  a  general  supervision  over  all  the  schools,  buildings, 
etc.,  shall  examine  carefully  into  the  condition  and  progress 
of  all  the  rooms,  and  see  that  all  the  rules  are  faithfully 
complied  with. 

2.  He  shall  acquaint  himself  with  the  progress  of  in¬ 
struction  and  discipline  in  other  schools,  shall  attend  the 
meetings  of  the  Board  when  required  by  any  member,  shall 
assist  at  the  examination  of  teachers,  shall  examine  pupils 


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for  promotion,  shall  attend  the  examination  of  the  various 
rooms,  or  conduct  the  same,  as  may  from  time  to  time  he 
directed. 

3.  He  shall  consolidate  the  monthly  reports  of  the  teach¬ 
ers,  and  report  the  same  to  the  Board  at  their  next  meeting, 
together  with  such  other  statistics  as  may  be  required,  and 
make  such  suggestions  as  may  assist  the  Board  in  the  dis¬ 
charge  of  their  duties. 

4.  He  must  hold  the  teachers  and  janitors  responsible 
for  the  proper  discharge  of  their  duties,  and  will  himself  be 
held  responsible  to  the  Board  for  the  same. 

5.  He  shall  have  power  to  make  such  additional  rules, 
under  the  sanction  of  the  Board,  as  may  be  necessary ;  to 
appoint  such  teachers’  meetings  other  than  the  regular 
monthly  meeting  as  he  may  deem  proper,  for  the  purpose 
of  consultation  in  regard  to  the  wants  of  the  schools  and  the 
best  methods  of  imparting  instruction  and  enforcing  disci¬ 
pline. 

6.  He  shall  carefully  observe  the  work  of  all  teachers, 
shall  consult  and  advise  with  them,  and  promptly  report  to 
the  Board  any  teacher  deficient  or  incompetent  to  discharge 
her  duties. 

7.  The  Superintendent  shall  have  power  to  suspend  a 
pupil,  but  only  in  case  of  violent  or  direct  opposition  to 
authority,  and  for  conduct  detrimental  to  the  interests  of 
the  school.  When  so  suspended,  a  pupil  can  be  reinstated 
only  by  a  vote  of  the  Board,  and  by  making  an  apology  as 
open  as  the  offence,  and  by  giving  assurance  of  implicit 
obedience  in  the  future. 

8.  The  Superintendent  must,  when  possible,  first  ad¬ 
monish  the  pupil,  and  when  suspension  takes  place  he  must 
notify  the  parent  or  guardian,  and  the  Board,  of  the  fact, 
and  the  cause  of  the  same. 

9.  The  Superintendent  shall  take  charge  of  and  direct 
all  teachers’  meetings,  and  at  the  close  of  each  term  shall 
report  to  the  Board  all  teachers  absent  from,  tardy  at,  or 
leaving  their  meetings  before  the  close  of  the  same,  or  fail¬ 
ing  to  perform  the  parts  assigned  them. 


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10.  At  the  close  of  the  school  year  he  shall  deposit  in 
the  office  of  the  Board  all  Class  Books,  Records,  Registers, 
and  Schedules  used  during  the  year,  and  make  such  report 
of  the  condition,  progress,  and  wants  of  the  schools,  as  may 
be  required  of  him. 

DUTIES  OF  TEACHERS. 

1.  Certificates  must  be  presented  to  the  Secretary  of  the 
Board,  and  contract  signed,  before  any  teacher  can  enter 
upon  the  discharge  of  her  duties. 

2.  Teachers  must  be  in  their  school  rooms  at  least  twenty 
minutes  before  the  opening  of  each  session,  and  any  teach¬ 
er  failing  to  comply  with  this  rule  shall  report  herself  tardy 
to  the  Superintendent. 

3.  They  shall  open  school  promptly  at  the  appointed 
time,  devote  themselves  during  school  hours  exclusively  to 
the  instruction  of  their  pupils,  maintain  good  order,  and 
strictly  adhere  to  the  course  of  study  prescribed  by  the 
Board. 

4.  They  shall  not  allow  any  agent,  or  other  person,  to 
exhibit  in  their  schools  any  books  or  articles  of  apparatus 
unless  by  consent  of  the  Superintendent,  nor  any  contribu¬ 
tions  for  any  purposes  whatever  to  be  taken  up ;  nor  shall 
they  receive  presents  of  money  or  valuables  from  pupils  un¬ 
der  their  tuition. 

5.  Any  teacher  who  may  be  absent  from  school  from 
sickness  or  other  necessity,  must  cause  immediate  notice  of 
such  absence  to  be  given  to  the  Superintendent. 

6.  No  teacher  shall  resign  without  giving  four  weeks 
written  notice  to  the  President  of  the  Board,  and  in  default 
of  which  all  compensation  for  that  time  may  be  declared 
forfeited. 

7.  All  the  teachers  in  the  employ  of  the  Board  shall 
meet  together  on  the  last  Saturday  of  each  school  month  at 
half-past  nine  o’clock  a.  m.  (and  at  such  other  times  as  the 
Superintendent  may  direct),  for  the  purpose  of  promoting 
the  best  interests  of  the  schools.  The  time  shall  be  em- 


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ployed  in  discussing  the  best  methods  of  teaching  and  dis¬ 
cipline,  and  as  the  Board  may  direct. 

8.  All  teachers  above  the  primary  grade  shall  make  a 
monthly  report  to  parents  or  guardians  of  the  attendance, 
punctuality,  deportment,  and  scholarship  of  all  pupils  un¬ 
der  their  instruction. 

9.  Teachers  will  be  held  strictly  responsible  for  any  in¬ 
juries  done  to  their  rooms  or  furniture.  They  must  attend 
carefully  to  the  ventilation  and  temperature  of  their  rooms, 
and  promptly  and  neatly  make  out  their  schedules,  regis¬ 
ters,  and  reports. 

10.  Teachers  may  detain  pupils  after  school  to  make  up 
neglected  lessons,  but  no  pupil  shall  he  deprived  of  recess. 

11.  Teachers  will  not  be  expected  to  use  the  text-book 
in  recitations  in  those  studies  where  the  pupils  do  not  use 
it. 

12.  Any  teacher  failing  to  secure  compliance  with  the 
rules  of  the  school,  shall  immediately  report  such  pupil  to 
the  Superintendent. 

13.  Teachers  may  visit  any  of  the  public  schools  in  this 
or  neighboring  cities,  for  the  purpose  of  observing  different 
methods  of  instruction  and  discipline.  But  such  visits  shall 
not  occupy  more  than  one  half-day  each  term,  and  then 
only  with  the  permission  of  the  Superintendent. 

14.  All  substitutes  shall  receive  as  compensation  three- 
fourths  the  amount  of  the  regular  pay  of  the  teacher,  the 
amount  to  he  deducted  therefrom  by  the  Board. 


DUTIES  OF  PUPILS. 

1.  Non-resident  pupils  may,  if  there  are  vacant  seats,  he 
admitted  for  not  less  than  ten  weeks  —  tuition  invariably  in 
advance,  at  five  dollars,  four  dollars,  and  three  dollars  per 
term,  or  fifty  cents,  forty  cents,  and  thirty  cents  per  week, 
according  to  grade. 

2.  Pupils  will  be  required  to  provide  themselves  with  all 
books  and  other  articles  necessary  for  their  advancement. 


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3.  Pupils  will  not  be  allowed  to  go  into  any  hall  higher 
than  their  own,  or  remain  on  the  school  grounds  after  dis¬ 
missal  without  permission. 

4.  Damage  to  school  property  by  any  pupil  must  he 
promptly  repaired  at  such  pupil’s  expense. 

5.  Pupils  shall  be  examined  at  the  close  of  each  term. 
All  pupils  absent  from  such  examination  will  be  examined 
by  the  Superintendent  before  they  can  rejoin  their  classes. 

6.  All  pupils  in  the  High  and  Grammar  Schools  shall 
pursue  three  regular  studies,  unless  excused  by  the  Superin¬ 
tendent. 

7.  Excuses  for  music  lessons  must  be  obtained  from  the 
Superintendent. 

8.  For  six  half  days  unexcused  absence  (two  tardinesses 
equal  to  a  half  day’s  absence)  in  four  consecutive  weeks,  a 
pupil  shall  be  suspended. 

9.  For  absence,  tardiness,  and  dismission  from  school 
before  the  time  of  closing,  the  pupil  must  present  from 
parent  or  guardian  an  excuse. 

10.  After  two  days’  consecutive  absence,  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  teacher  to  notify  the  parent  or  guardian  of  such 
absence,  and  after  three  days  absence  to  drop  the  name  of 
such  pupil  from  the  roll. 

DUTIES  OF  JANITORS. 

The  janitors  appointed  by  the  Board  are  required  to  keep 
the  rooms  well  warmed  and  properly  ventilated,  daily  swept 
and  dusted,  and,  when  necessary,  washed;  to  ring  the  bells  as 
directed  by  the  Superintendent,  to  keep  the  walks  free  from 
snow  and  ice,  to  make  all  needed  repairs  in  term  time,  to 
keep  all  outbuildings  in  good  condition,  to  closely  watch 
and  carefully  protect  all  school  property  in  and  about  the 
buildings,  and  during  vacation  to  make  such  improvements 
upon  buildings  and  grounds,  as  the  Board  or  their  commit¬ 
tee  may  direct. 


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FORM  OF  TEACHER’S  CONTRACT. 

These  articles  of  agreement,  between  - — ,  teacher, 

0f -  County,  and  State  of - ,  party  of  the 

first  part,  and  the  Board  of  Education  of  District  No.  2, 
Township  18,  Range  1,  West  of  the  4th  P.  M.,  County  of 
Rock  Island,  and  State  of  Illinois,  party  of  the  second  part, 

witnesseth  :  That  the  said - ,  party  of  the  first 

part,  hereby  agrees  to  teach  in - department  of  the 

Public  Schools  of  said  District  for  the  school  year  beginning 

on  the  —  day  of - ,  187  ;  to  impartially  govern  and 

faithfully  instruct  all  pupils  committed  to  her  charge,  to 
strictly  conform  to  all  the  rules  and  regulations  established 
by  the  Board,  and  comply  with  all  the  requirements  of  the 
school  laws. 

The  Board  of  Education,  party  of  the  second  part,  for 
themselves  and  their  successors  in  office,  in  the  name  and 
in  behalf  of  the  District,  hereby  agree  to  furnish  all  neces¬ 
sary  facilities  for  teacher  and  pupil,  to  co-operate  with  and 
assist  the  teacher  in  the  discharge  of  her  duties,  and  to  pay 

the  said - for  services  rendered  as  teacher,  the  sum 

of - Dollars  per  month  of  four  weeks,  of  five  days  of 

six  hours  each. 

The  Board  reserve  the  right  to  transfer  the  teacher  to  any 
other  room,  if  the  good  of  the  school  so  requires.  They 
also  reserve  all  the  rights,  powers,  and  privileges  conferred 
upon  them  by  the  school  laws. 

In  testimony  whereof,  we  have  hereunto  subscribed  our 
hands  this - day  of - ,  187  . 

- ,  Teacher. 

- ,  President,  1  Board  of 

- ,  Secretary ,  j  Education. 


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BOARD  OF  EDUCATION 

OF  THE 


Moline  Public  Schools 


FOR  THE 


Year  Ending  March  31®?,  1 S 7 5 . 


MOLINE,  ILLINOIS. 


MOLINE,  ILL.: 

Kennedy,  Book  and  Job  Printer,  Cor.  Main  and  Bass  Streets. 

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MEMBERS 


OF  THE 

BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


C.  A.  WHEELOCK,  President. 

H.  H.  GROVER,  Secretary. 

C.  O.  NASON.  JONATHAN  HUNTOO 

WM.  H.  EDWARDS.  EZRA  SMITH. 


TERMS  EXPIRE: 

J.  HUNTOON,  H.  H.  GROVER, 

April ,  1875. 

C.  O.  NASON,  C.  A.  WHEELOCK, 

April,  1876. 

WM.  H.  EDWARDS,  EZRA  SMITH, 

April,  1877 . 


REPORT 

OF  THE 

^Bocttrb  of  @  c>  u  c a  l  i o n  . 


As  required  by  law,  the  Board  of  Education  submit  to  the 
electors  of  this  district  their  second  annual  report.  We  are 
aware  that  it  is  somewhat  incomplete.  Under  the  present 
law  we  must  report  before  the  Collector’s  returns  can  be 
made  to  the  Treasurer,  or  the  Treasurer’s  semi-annual  report 
made  to  us;  we  can,  therefore,  only  report  our  expenditures, 
without  giving  the  condition  of  our  resources. 

When  our  last  report  was  made,  we  were  awaiting  the 
decision  of  the  tax  case.  This  was  gained;  but  a  subsequent 
abatement  by  the  Board  of  Supervisors  has  diminished  our 
resources  for  the  past  year  nearly  one-third.  The  conse¬ 
quences  of  this  will  be  seen  by  reference  to  our  Loan  and 
Interest  accounts. 

Tax  Levy  of  1873  and  1834. 

The  tax  certificate  issued  by  the  Board  in  ’73  called  for 
thirty-three  thousand  dollars  ($33,000,00).  This  included 
estimates  for  current  expenses;  rents;  bonds  maturing;  inter¬ 
est  accruing;  and  the  heating  apparatus,  school  furniture,  sup¬ 
plies,  etc.,  for  both  houses.  The  amount  needed  for  all  similar 
purposes  for  ’74  was  estimated  at  twenty-three  thousand 
dollars  ($23,000.00);  but  to  make  good  in  part  the  probable 
deficit  occasioned  by  the  non-payment  of  the  corporation 
taxes,  the  sum  of  thirty-thousand  dollars  ($30,000.00)  was 
called  for  in  the  tax  certificate  of  ’74  —  being  an  excess  of 


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seven  thousand  dollars  over  what  would  otherwise  have  been 
required.  The  amount  called  for  in  ’72  was  nineteen  thousand 
dollars  ($19,000.00).  This  accounts  for  the  heavy  tax  of  the 
past  year,  and  also  shows  that  the  ordinary  expenditures  are 
no  higher  than  those  of  previous  years. 

Improvements. 

During  the  year  we  have  completed  the  grading  of  the 
grounds,  and  constructed  permanent  w~alks  at  both  houses. 
We  have  also  finished  the  out-buildings  at  the  West  Ward 
house;  enclosed  the  lot  with  a  picket  fence,  and  painted  the 
same. 

More  Rooms . 

To  supply  the  demand  for  more  sittings,  we  have  during 
the  past  year  furnished  three  additional  rooms  —  two  in  the 
West  and  one  in  the  East  Ward.  The  rapid  increase  in  the 
number  of  pupils  demanding  accommodation  and  tuition,  and 
the  growth  of  the  section  east  of  the  present  city  limits  — 
where  a  temporary  room  has  been  rented  for  this  year  — 
remind  us  that  some  permanent  provision  must  soon  be  made 
for  that  part  of  the  district.  To  allow  a  just  division  of  the 
territory  between  the  present  houses;  to  equalize  the  distance 
traveled  by  the  pupils,  and  at  the  same  time  to  prevent  over¬ 
crowding  the  central  house;  as  well  as  to  afford  proper  facili¬ 
ties  for  those  living  in  the  East  Ward,  two  more  rooms  should 
be  ready  for  use  there  at  the  beginning  of  the  next  school 
year. 

How  to  secure  such  accommodations?  is  the  next  question. 
To  rent  we  cannot,  for  suitable  rooms  cannot  be  had.  Nor 
would  it  be  economy  to  do  so,  if  we  could.  To  build  a  tem¬ 
porary  wooden  structure  that  might  answer  for  a  few  years, 
and  then  be  disposed  of  at  a  sacrifice ;  or  to  put  up  a  part  of  a 
building,  and  add  to  it  as  required;  or  to  erect  a  house  of 
about  the  capacity  of  the  one  in  the  West  Ward,  to  enclose 
it,  finish  the  first  story,  leaving  the  remainder  unfinished  till 
needed;  —  either  will  supply  your  present  wants.  That  some 


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action  is  necessary  is  evident,  as  you  will  see  from  the  follow¬ 
ing  report  of  the  school  census  for  1874-5: 


No.  of  school  age,  west  of  Spencer  street _  477 

No.  of  children  under  6  years,  west  of  Spencer  street-  406 

No.  of  school  age,  thence  to  city  limits . .  903 

No.  of  children  under  6  years _ _ _  489 

No.  of  school  age,  east  of  city  limits. .  153 

No.  of  children  under  6  years _ _  90 

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No.  of  school  age  in  district _ _ _ 1,533 

No.  under  6  years  in  district _ _  985 


Total  census _ _ _ _ _ _ 2,518 


The  number  living  east  of  city  limits  is  243;  of  this  num¬ 
ber  there  will  be  next  year  of  school  age,  162.  These,  with  a 
portion  of  those  living  adjacent  to  that  line,  must  be  provided 
for  in  the  house  to  be  built  on  the  east  site.  The  low  price  of 
labor  and  material;  the  pressing  demand  for  more  rooms;  and 
the  rapid  yearly  increase  of  our  population,  suggest  the  action 
required  at  your  hands. 

It  has  been  suggested  that  the  lot  purchased  of  the  Water 
Power  Company  might  be  sold,  and  proceeds  devoted  toward 
the  erection  of  the  house  in  the  East  Ward.  With  the 
almost  absolute  certainty  that  within  ten  years  there  will  be 
in  actual  attendance  not  less  than  two  thousand  pupils  — 
enough  for  four  large  houses  —  it  is  questionable  if  such  a 
course  would  be  a  wise  one. 

Teachers. 

During  the  year  eighteen  teachers  have  been  employed  — 
three  more  than  during  the  previous  year.  Of  this  number 
more  than  half  are  with  us  for  the  first  time;  two  were  taken 
from  the  pupils  of  the  high  school.  Frequent  changes  in 
teachers  seldom  benefit  —  generally  injure  —  a  school.  We 
have  not  been  wholly  free  from  this  during  the  year;  yet  the 
Report  of  the  Superintendent  will  show  a  large  increase  in 
the  number,  and  a  full  average  in  attendance,  punctuality  and 
deportment,  of  the  pupils.  The  average  monthly  pay  roll  of 


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our  eighteen  teachers  is  but  a  trifle  larger  in  the  aggregate 
than  that  for  the  fifteen  last  year,  and  considerably  less  com¬ 
paratively  than  that  of  the  previous  year. 

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Teachers'  Meetings. 

The  monthly  meetings  required  by  our  rules  have  been 
very  generally  attended.  A  better  and  an  increasing  interest 
has  been  manifested  in  the  exercises,  and  their  usefulness  as  a 
part  of  our  educational  system  fully  demonstrated.  Here  the 
matter  to  be  taught  is  discussed,  and  the  manner  in  which  it 
can  be  best  presented  to  the  class  is  more  fully  developed. 
Here  the  earnest,  thinking  teacher  can  —  and  generally  does 
—  manifest  the  capacity  and  ability  to  teach ;  and  here  the 
indifferent  and  the  unworthy  can  be  detected.  More  system¬ 
atic  work  and  better  preparation  will  yield  still  better  results. 

Training  Class. 

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This  class,  under  the  direction  of  the  teacher  of  German 
- — Miss  Hageboeck  —  is  assuming  definite  shape.  Our 
younger  teachers,  and  several  pupils  from  the  High  School, 
have  had  the  benefit  of  her  instruction.  To  know  what  to 
teach  is  no  more  essential  than  to  know  how  to  teach.  The 
former  should  be  acquired  in  the  regular  course;  the  latter 
can  be  gained  only  in  the  drill  class,  and  in  actual  practice.  If 
continued,  this  will  yet  be  an  important  feature  in  our  schools. 

German. 

This  study  has  been  introduced  for  the  first  time  this  year. 
The  interest  manifested  and  the  progress  made  prove  both  its 
necessity  and  its  success.  We  believe  the  results  yet  to  come 
from  this  Study  will  amply  justify  the  additional  expense. 

Text  Books. 

The  multiplicity  of  text  books  has  always  been  a  hind¬ 
rance  to  the  progress  of  the  pnpil,  and  the  purchase  of  them 
a  burden  to  the  parent.  To  remove  the  hindrance  and  relieve 
the  burden,  the  Board  has  reduced  the  number  of  text  books 
nearly  one-half.  The  changes  made  will,  we  believe,  lessen 


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the  time  required  for  our  course  nearly  two  years.  Should 
this  prove  true,  the  High  School  will  hereafter  reap  the  ben¬ 
efit  of  the  change. 


A  Course  of  Study 

Recommended  by  the  Superintendent,  has  been  adopted  by 
the  Board.  Greek  and  French  had  previously  given  place  to 
German  and  Book  Keeping.  The  aim  has  been  to  make  the 
course  systematic  and  practical.  With  such  changes  and 
additions  as  time  and  the  test  of  the  school-room  shall  sus-- 
gest,  we  trust  that  it  will  meet  the  wants  of  the  general 
pupil. 

Only  two  persons  between  the  ages  of  twelve  and  twenty- 
one  have  been  returned  by  the  census  as  unable  to  read  and 
write. 

But  two  changes  have  been  made  in  the  rules.  These  we 
give  entire. 

We  would  call  your  attention  to  the  annexed  exhibit  of 
expenditures  for  the  year;  the  course  of  study;  and  the  report 
of  the  Superintendent. 

C.  A.  WHEELOCK, 

H.  II.  GROVER,  President . 

Secretary. 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


EXPENDITURES. 


Salaries  of  Stcperintendents  and  Teachers. 

^  YEAR. 

Wm.  H.  Russell,  Superintendent,  2%  months,  at _ $1,800  $562  50 

L.  Gregory,  Superintendent,  6%  months _ _ _  1,500  1,147  00 

$i,7°9  50 

CENTRAL  HOUSE. 

MONTH. 

Miss  S.  R.  Davis,  High  School,  2]/z  months _ $75.00  $187  50 

Chas.  Riley,  High  School,  6y  months _  82.35  535  25 

Miss  A.  M.  Warren,  ass’t  in  High  School,  2]/2  months..  60.00  150  00 

Miss  E.  A.  McCormick,  ass’t  in  High  School,  4^  mos._  60.00  255  00 

Miss  M.  A.  Cooke,  ass’t  in  High  School,  1  month _  75-°°  75  00 

Miss  L.  Hageboeck,  teacher  of  German,  6 y2  months _ 60.00  390  00 

Miss  S.  A.  Fowler,  Grammar  room,  2 y2  months _  60.00  150  00 

Miss  E.  A.  Huff,  Grammar  room,  6y  months _  55.0 o  357  50 

Miss  L.  A.  Taylor,  H  room,  9-  months . . .  55-°°  493  00 

Miss  A.  Nance,  G  room,  2  y2  months _  60.00  150  00 

Miss  H.  J.  Smith,  G  room,  6y  months .  55-°°  357  5° 

Miss  E.  M.  Davis,  F  room,  9  months _  55-°°  495  00 

Miss  E.  A.  Livingston,  E  room,  2 y  months _  50.00  125  00 

Miss  R.  M.  Parker,  E  room,  6+  months _  45-°°  274  80 

Miss  A.  M.  Sherman,  D  room,  2 y2  months _  55-°°  :37  5° 

Miss  E.  J.  Chase,  D  room,  6y2  months _  40.00  260  00 

Miss  K.  E.  Fox,  C  room,  2 y2  months _ 40.00  100  00 

Miss  F.  G.  Ferguson,  C  room,  6 y2  months _ _ _  40.00  260  00 

Miss  L.  Merriman,  B  room,  2 y2  months _  40.00  100  00 

Miss  M.  Healy,  B  room,  6 y2  months _ _ 40.00  260  00 

Mrs.  A.  M.  Wells,  A  room,  9  months _ $50.00  &  55.00  482  50 

Miss  Allie  L.  Brett,  E  room,  substitute _  I7  7° 

Miss  E.  Sober,  H  room,  substitute _  2  00 

$5,6i5  25 

WEST  WARD  HOUSE. 


Miss  M.  C.  Hale,  H  room,  9  months _ 

Miss  L.  H.  Exley,  G  room,  6lA  months.. 
Miss  M.  C.  Cornwall,  D  room,  9  months 


$55.00  &  $60.00  $527  50 

■ . .  45-0°  292  5° 

.$40.00*45.00  375  0° 


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P  MONTH, 

Miss  K.  R.  Graves,  C  room,  6K  months _ _ _ ....  $50.00  $325  00 

Miss  E.  J.  Chase,  Broom,  2V2  months _ _  40.00  100  00 

Miss  A.  M.  Strawder,  B  room,  6%  months _ $45.00  &  50.00  307  150 

Miss  A.  R.  Cleaves,  A  room,  6  months _ $50.00  &  55.00  317  50 


EAST  WARD  HOUSE. 


$2,245  00 


S.  C.  Reed,  3^  months _ $45.00  $168  75 

Tbtal  Teachers’  Salaries _ $9,738  50 

yanitors. 

L.  E.  Fish,  Central  house,  13  months _ $50.00  $650  00 

J.  Shallen,  West  Ward  house,  22/z  months _  35.00  91  00 

Chas.  F.  Grover,  West  Ward  house,  7  months _  35.00  245  00 

J.  F.  Carlstedt,  East  Ward  house,  3^  months _  8.00  30  00 

o  ,  $1,016  00 

Secretary. 

H.  H.  Grover,  Secretary  of  Board  for  1874 _ $300  00 

H.  H.  Grover,  Secretary  of  Board  for  1875 _ 150  00 

Tuition  Account.  ^5°  00 

For  9  vols.  Appleton’s  Encyclopedia _ _ _ _ $6.00  $54  00 


Interest  and  Exchange. 

J.  Huntoon,  on  temporary  loan _  $150  00 

First  National  Bank,  on  temporary  loan _  370  75 

Geneseo  National  Bank,  on  temporary  loan _  607  42 


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Insurance . 

Central  house,  1  year,  1  ^c.  for  $28,000 _ _ _  $280  00 

West  Ward  house,  1  year,  1  ^c.  for  $12,000 _ _ _  120  00 


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C  e7itrat  House.  T 

H.  A.  Barnard,  difference  in  roofing _ _ _  $125  00 

J.  G.  Salisbury,  balance  of  extras _ _ _  31 1  46 

Central  House  —  Improvements.  4^’ 

J.  Knetsar,  labor _ _ _  $  3  00 

Ezra  Smith,  grading  grounds  and  making  walks _  232  61 

Peterson  Bros.,  sand  for  walks _  18  55 

J.  G.  Salisbury  &  Co.,  brick  for  walks _  71  00 

T.  Wirsing,  mason  work _  12  00 

Clendenin  &  Martin,  paints _ _ _  38  85 

A.  R.  McBurney,  glazing _  11  75 

Reid  &  Stone,  labor _ _ _ _  20  28 


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Miller  Bros.,  spouting _  i  96 

Chas.  Grover,  labor _  14  62 

E.  P,  Chaney,  labor _  22  50 

T.  Yates,  plumbing _  8  87 

Moline  Pump  Company,  lightning  rods _  2S9  82 

S.  W.  Wheelock  &  Co.,  ashes _  46  00 

Dimock,  Gould  &  Co.,  lumber _  9  70 

'  TT  .  $§pi  51 

Heating  Apparatus. 

Baker,  Smith  &  Co.,  balance  of  account _ $1,005  57 

Furniture  and  Fixtures. 

C.  C.  Waters,  hardware _  $  9  95 

Sterling  School  Furniture  Company,  seats,  etc _  776  40 

Daniel  Gould,  furniture,  etc. _  44  S3 

E.  Okerberg,  clocks _  48  50 

Wm.  Roylston,  stove _  20  00 

Barnard  &  Leas  Manufacturing  Company,  castings _  6  30 

I.  Cassel  &  Co.,  stove,  etc. -  25  57 

Reid  &  Stone,  stove,  etc - 54  90 

Wadsworth  &  Parsons,  supplies _ * _  45  50 

L.  Gregory,  supplies - 7  75 

C.  T.  Edwards,  hardware - ,. -  5  So 

J.  H.  Ellis,  air  pump -  150  00 

Stationery  and  Supplies.  $I>I95  5° 

Day,  Egbert  &  Fidlar,  printing  Reports _  $  60  00 

Day,  Egbert  &  Fidlar,  supplies -  28  16 

B.  F.  Tillinghast,  printing - - -  32  50 

R.  Crampton,  account  books _  17  50 

Richards  &  Sohrbeck,  supplies _  173  89 

L.  Gregory,  maps,  charts,  etc -  53  75 

G.  W.  Dow,  globe _  25  00 

H.  H.  Grover,  supplies . . : _  8  45 

Fuel.  $4I?  25 

J.  P.  Fowler,  coal _  $  19  56 

C.  A.  Wheelock,  coal _  5  20 

Wm.  H.  Edwards,  coal _  36  30 

Green  River  Coal  Company,  coal _  392  60 

G.  W.  Heck,  coal _  iS  18 

Dan  W.  Gould,  coal _  5  00 

Dan  W.  Gould,  weighing  coal _  2  50 


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O.  Swanson,  drawing  coal -  39  26 

Dimock,  Gould  &  Co.,  kindlings -  6  48 


West  Ward  House  —  Improvements. 

J.  Huntoon,  grading . .  $318  7 5 

J.  Huntoon,  labor . . . . . . .  38  75 

J.  Huntoon,  ashes . . . . .  12  00 

S.  W.  Wheelock  &  Co.,  ashes . ..  20  50 

B.  Carpenter,  plastering . . .  11  00 

Fleming  &  Co.,  tile . ....  42  00 

J.  Shallen,  labor . 43  7§ 

J.  Teegreen,  painting  fence . 121  92 

Williams,  White  &  Co.,  merchandise . 32  81 

Anawalt  &  Co.,  doors . 26  00 

Wm.  H.  Edwards,  posts . 66  75 

Dimock,  Gould  &  Co.,  lumber . 155  21 

City  of  Moline,  grading  and  stone . 48  85 

Hellerstedt  &  Kerns,  supplies .  9  25 

C.  C.  Waters,  hardware . .....  10  75 

Moline  Pump  Company,  pump .  13  75 

Moline  Pump  Company,  lightning  rods . 200  00 

Chas.  Grover,  labor . . .  75 

A.  R.  McBurney,  painting . . .  1  90 

Shelberg  &  Co.,  stone . . . . . . .  10  50 

N.  Chester  &  Co.,  supplies. . ....  9  10 


Incidental  Expenses . 

L.  Cralle,  dray  age . . .  $  12  35 

M.  Wormley,  filling  cisterns .  12  00 

M.  Wormley,  judge  of  elections .  3  00 

L.  E.  Fish,  judge  of  elections . 6  00 

C.  C.  Clendenin,  clerk  of  elections  .  3  00 

Dimock,  Gould  &  Co.,  lumber . n  77 

L.  A.  Fish,  washing  towels . 5  7° 

Wm.  H.  Gest,  legal  fees,  by  Board  of  Directors . 25  00 

H.  H.  Grover,  expenses  to  Morrison . 13  10 

Wm.  H.  Edwards,  expenses  to  Geneseo . 2  10 

Wm.  H.  Edwards,  brooms .  9  00 

H.  J.  Hull,  towels . . . .  288 

Wm.  Soderstrum,  census . . . . . . .  40  00 

L.  Gregory,  expenses . . . . . . . . .  52  59 

L.  Gregory,  supplies . . . . . . . . .  3  15 

J.  Shallen,  labor  . . . . . . . .  5  50 

T.  Dunn,  supplies . . .  28  74 


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L.  F.  Kerns,  supplies . . . - .  3  60 

Moline  Pump  Company,  repairs .  95 

T.  Yates,  repairs . . . . . - . - .  5  32 

Smith,  Cassel  &  Co.,  supplies . . . . . .  8  85 

C.  C.  Waters,  supplies . . . . . . .  65 

Beery  &  Son,  sawing  and  planing . . .  2  90 

L.  Hageboeck,  expenses  . . . .  5  10 

$263  25 

Recapitulation  of  Expenditures. 

Teachers’ salaries . . . $9,73^  5° 

Janitors’  salaries . 1,016  00 

Secretary’s  salary,  two  years . 450  00 

Interest  and  exchange . 1,128  17 

Insurance _ _ 400  00 

Central  house . 436  46 

Central  house,  improvements _ _ Soi  51 

Heating  apparatus . 1,005  57 

Furniture  and  fixtures . . 1,195  5° 

Stationery . 417  25 

Fuel . 525  08 

Incidental  expenses _ 263  25 

West  Ward  improvements . 1,194  32 

Tuition  account,  reference  books . 54  00 

$18,625  61 

Boitded  In debtedn ess . 

Bonds  issued  in  186S  and  not  yet  matured . . . $8,000  00 

Bonds  issued  in  1869  and  not  yet  matured. . . 700  00 

Bonds  issued  in  1873 . 18,515  00 

$27,215  00 

Of  this  amount  $4>5°°  will  be  paid  during-  the  year  from  taxes  already  collected. 

Temporary  Loan , 

To  be  replaced  by  taxes  of  this  year . $16,000  00 

Amount  Paid  Town  Treasurer. 

Tuitions . $123  30 

Cash  for  earth  sold .  19  20 

Damages  on  school  furniture . 2  25 

$H5  75 


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REPORT  OF  SUPERINTENDENT. 


Gentlemen  of  the  Board: 

In  compliance  with  your  regulations  I  present  the  annual 
report  of  the  condition  of  our  schools,  and  beg  leave  to  offer  a 
few  suggestions  as  regards  their  future  improvement. 

By  reference  to  the  consolidated  table  of  Monthly  Reports 
accompanying  this,  it  will  be  seen  that  our  numbers  are 
rapidly  increasing. 

The  present  division  of  the  district' — Spencer  street  — 
assigns  too  many  pupils  to  the  Central  building.  Small 
children  living  near  the  line  of  division  already  have  too  far 
to  walk  to  reach  the  West  Ward  building,  therefore  it  seems 
impracticable  to  remove  the  line  further  east.  The  only 
apparent  remedy  is  to  establish  permanent  school  rooms  in 
the  eastern  part  of  the  city. 

The  present  ungraded  department  in  the  East  Ward  is 
evidently  appreciated.  Both  teachers  and  pupils  are  entitled 
to  credit  for  efforts  to  make  this  school  a  success. 

It  is  gratifying  to  notice  that  most  of  the  teachers  are 
earnestly  endeavoring  to  accomplish  their  best. 

The  monthly  teachers’  meetings  have  been  faithfully 
attended,  and  all  have  shown  a  readiness  to  do  the  work 
assigned.  The  subject  of  Zoology  has  been  studied  and  dis¬ 
cussed  as  one  of  the  exercises  at  each  meeting. 


Special  Studies . 

German  and  Drawing  have  been  taught  as  optional 
studies.  In  the  former  branch  a  special  teacher  has  been 
employed.  One  hundred  and  fifty-eight  pupils  have  received 
instruction  in  that  language.  The  labors  of  Miss  Hageboeck 


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have  been  arduous,  and  she  has  done  the  work  cheerfully  and 
faithfully. 

Teachers'  Class . 

A  training  class,  consisting  of  pupils  from  the  High  School 
who  intend  to  teach,  with  the  primary  teachers  of  the  Central 
building,  has  been  under  the  instruction  of  Miss  Hageboeck, 
in  theory  and  practice  of  teaching.  They  have  met  tri¬ 
weekly,  and  have  had  practice  with  pupils  from  primary 
grades. 

Discipline. 

• 

In  a  graded  school  like  ours,  where  pupils  are  gathered 
from  families  of  all  kinds,  the  intelligent  and  the  ignorant ; 
those  who  inculcate  habits  of  obedience  on  the  one  hand  and 
disobedience  on  the  other;  those  who  second  the  efforts  of  the 
teacher,  and  those  who  habitually  and  openly  condemn  such 
efforts;  there  will  always  arise  necessity  for  discipline,  and  when 
milder  means  have  failed,  the  last  resort  must  be  to  corporal 
punishment  or  expulsion.  It  is  questionable  in  my  mind 
whether  it  is  ever  the  duty  of  the  teacher  to  inflict  corporal 
punishment.  Necessity  for  such  punishment  seldom  arises 
with  pupils  from  well-governed  families,  and  then  the  diffi¬ 
culty  is  always  better  adjusted  by  an  appeal  to  the  parent.  It 
is  my  opinion  that  the  responsibility  of  the  pupil’s  good 
behavior  should  be  placed  where  it  properly  belongs  —  upon 
the  parent.  A  freer  use  of  the  power  of  suspension,  and  a 
total  abolition  of  corporal  punishment  from  the  schools,  will, 
I  think,  prove  beneficial. 

I  do  not  think  our  schools  should  be  made  reformatories 
for  children  who  are  ungoverned  and  ungovernable  at  home. 
When  it  is  discovered  that  we  have  pupils  of  vicious  habits, 
whose  influence  upon  others  is  pernicious,  they  should  be 
placed  in  a  reform  school,  or  at  least  kept  from  communicating 
their  evil  courses  to  the  well-disposed.  Many  parents  allow 
their  children  to  run  the  streets  nights,  mingling  with  the 
saucy,  the  vulgar  and  the  profane,  learning  all  sorts  of  mis¬ 
chief;  or,  if  they  are  kept  at  home,  permit  them  to  read  books 


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and  papers  which  fill  their  minds  with  trash,  and  then  wonder 
why  our  schools  are  not  better  governed. 

Monthly  Card  Repoi'ts. 

To  secure  cooperation  between  parent  and  teacher,  we 
have  been  using  a  system  of  monthly  reports  —  in  the  lower 
grades,  cards;  in  the  higher,  “Model  Report”  books.  I 
would  recommend  the  adoption  of  the  card  system  in  all 
grades.  The  cards  are  printed  upon  board  of  four  colors,  each 
color  representing  some  degree  of  merit,  “  excellent,”  “  good,” 
“poor,”  or  “very  poor.”  To  obtain  an  “excellent”  card 
requires  perfect  attendance,  deportment,  and  punctuality,  and 
95  per  cent,  in  scholarship.  A  “  good  ”  card  requires  an  aver¬ 
age  of  90  per  cent.,  and  a  “  poor  ”  card  requires  75  per  cent. 

Text  Books . 

The  question  of  text  books  is  one  that  requires  careful 
consideration.  Text  books  should  be  selected,  first,  with 
reference  to  the  aid  they  will  furnish  teacher  and  pupil.  Too 
often  this  order  is  reversed,  and  the  teacher  is  merely  an  aid  to 
the  book ,  listening  to  lessons  mechanically  conned,  to  be  forgot¬ 
ten  almost  as  soon  as  recited.  Better  results  are  undoubtedly 
reached  when  pupils  are  led  to  the  investigation  of  a  subject 
by  the  living,  efficient  teacher,  than  when  books  are  relied 
upon  to  give  facts  and  illustrations,  and  the  teacher  hears 
what  the  pupil  knows  about  it.  It  is  true  policy  to  expend 
more  money  upon  good  teachers  and  less  upon  poor  text 
books.  Second,  books  should  be  chosen  with  reference  to  the 
time  which  is  allotted  to  any  topic.  It  is  absurd  to  suppose 
that  our  public  schools  can  compete  with  colleges  and  tech¬ 
nical  schools  in  the  extent  and  thoroughness  of  our  curriculum, 
and  it  is  equally  absurd  to  attempt  to  use  text  books  which 
are  only  intended  for  colleges.  Third,  text  books  should  be 
selected  with  reference  to  economy  of  time  and  money. 
Parents  justly  complain  of  the  number  of  books  required,  and 
the  consequent  expense,  and  teachers  complain  that  they  are 
required  to  use  so  many  books  that  there  is  time  for  nothing 


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else.  We  should  have  a  series  of  Arithmetics  combining  the 
mental  and  written  work,  and  complete  in  two  books.  We 
should  have  a  series  of  Geographies  combining  physical,  des¬ 
criptive,  mathematical  and  political,  and  complete  in  two 
books.  W e  should  have  one  complete  Algebra  which  is 
neither  too  elementary  nor  too  advanced  for  our  use. 

Course  of  Study. 

Herewith  I  present  for  your  adoption  a  plan  of  gradation 
and  course  of  study.  Some  such  plan  is  evidently  necessary, 
that  there  may  be  unity  of  action  between  different  teachers, 
sequence  of  studies  without  friction,  and,  in  the  higher  grades, 
that  pupils  may  have  a  definite  object  toward  which  to  strive. 

We  recognize  four  departments,  each  of  which  may  be 
regarded  as  a  school  complete  in  itself,  and  yet  all  are  depend¬ 
ent  upon  each  other  in  an  ascending  order.  These  are  known 
as  Primary,  Intermediate,  Grammar  and  High  School.  The 
primary  comprises  grades  one,  two,  three,  and  four;  the  inter¬ 
mediate,  grades  five,  six,  seven  and  eight;  and  the  grammar, 
grades  nine  and  ten. 

The  grades  are  distributed  to  rooms  according  to  num¬ 
bers  in  grades  and  capacity  of  rooms.  In  the  Central  building 
we  have,  for  convenience,  distributed  two  grades  to  each 
room;  grades  one  and  two  to  A  room,  two  and  three  to  B 
room,  three  and  four  to  C  room,  etc.,  thus  keeping  the 
highest  class  of  any  room  the  same  grade  as  the  lowest  class 
of  the  next  higher  room.  By  this  arrangement  we  are  able 
to  transfer  pupils  from  a  crowded  room  to  one  less  crowded, 
without  affecting  the  gradation.  In  the  West  Ward  there  are 
in  some  rooms  two,  and  in  others  three  grades. 

Pupils  should  be  promoted  from  grade  to  grade  as  fast  as 
their  proficiency  in  studies  pursued  will  permit. 

Applicants  for  admission  to  the  High  School  should  be 
required  to  pass  an  examination  (oral  and  written)  in  which 
an  average  standing  of  not  less  than  75  per  cent,  shall  be 
attained,  in  the  following  subjects:  Arithmetic,  Geography, 
Grammar,  U.  S.  History,  Reading,  Spelling,  and  Penman¬ 
ship.  It  is  thought  that  a  three  years  course  in  the  High 


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School  is  all  that  will  at  present  be  practicable;  but  we 
hope  that  it  may  be  extended  to  four  years  at  no  very  distant 
day. 

Conclusion. 

While  we  are  conscious  of  many  defects  in  our  schools, 
and  are  far  from  being  satisfied,  we  believe  they  will  com¬ 
pare  favorably  with  those  of  neighboring  cities.  With  the 
encouragement  and  cooperation  of  friends  and  patrons  we 
hope  to  see  them  further  advanced. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

L.  GREGORY, 

S’  uperintendent. 


CONSOLIDATED  MONTHLY 

REPORTS. 


Month. 

Year. 

No.  Enrolled. 

No.  Days  School. 

Average  Number 
Belonging. 

Average  daily  At¬ 
tendance. 

I  Per  cent,  of  At¬ 
tendance. 

i  No.  of  Cases  of 

Tardiness. 

No.  neither  Absent 
nor  Tardy. 

Teachers  Tardy. 

Time  in  hours  Lost 
by  Teacher. 

No.  of  Visitors. 

No.  of  Cases  Cor¬ 
poral  Punishm’t. 

No.  of  Pupils  Ex¬ 
cused. 

April _ 

►H 

oo 

■<r 

669 

20 

617 

586 

95 

80 

250 

5 

7Yz 

201 

8 

69 

May _ 

U 

607 

IO 

587 

558 

95 

50 

310 

9 

2 

200 

4 

34 

Sept _  _ 

U 

76s 

G 

7°9 

673 

95 

6l 

31.3 

4 

89 

16 

48 

Oct.  _ 

u 

797 

20 

747 

715 

96 

98 

331 

6 

'A 

189 

24 

72 

Nov. _ 

u 

797 

l8 

760 

723 

95 

IOO 

375 

1 

12 

136 

9 

55 

Dec. _ 

u 

825 

15 

792 

751 

96 

60 

478 

5 

9% 

M3 

13 

41 

Jan . . 

1875 

844 

20 

781 

714 

92 

174 

284 

10 

4j/6 

96 

10 

7i 

Feb. _ 

u 

804 

20 

7So 

678 

90 

MS 

161 

8 

21 

71 

19 

56 

March _ 

u 

783 

19 

735 

697 

94 

76 

320 

2 

0 

153 

16 

42 

Mo.  Ave- 

— 

766 

17 

720 

677 

94 

94 

3H 

5 

7 

142 

13 

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COURSE  OF  STUDY. 


First  Grade. 

Language. — Reading  and  spelling,  from  charts  and  blackboard,  250 
words;  sentence-making;  use  of  period,  interrogation  point,  and 
capital  letters  for  proper  names. 

Numbers. — Arabic  notation  to  50;  Roman  notation  to  10;  add  and 
subtract,  answer  not  exceeding  10;  addition  and  subtraction 
tables,  with  objects,  to  10. 

Drawing. — Combination  of  2,  3,  and  4  lines  using  sticks;  Drawing 
Book  No.  1  to  page  7. 

Writing. — First  three  principles;  formation  and  analysis  of  the  “  short 
letters.” 

Objects. — Name,  parts  and  uses  of  familiar  objects,  the  human  body, 
plants,  animals,  etc.  Color;  distinguishing,  naming  and  group¬ 
ing  simple  colors.  Form;  shape  of  objects,  straight,  crooked  and 
curved  lines,  lessons  on  corners. 

Singing,  physical  exercise,  lessons  in  morals  and  manners. 

Second  Grade. 

Second  Reader. — Part  I.,  spelling  all  the  words ;  uses  of  all  punctua¬ 
tion  marks  and  capital  letters.  Exercise  in  expression,  making 
and  writing  sentences. 

Numbers. — Arabic  notation  and  numeration  to  1000;  Roman  to  500; 
add  and  substract,  answer  not  exceeding  200;  addition  and  sub¬ 
traction  tables  with  objects. 

Drawing. — Combination  of  5,  6,  7,  and  8  lines,  using  sticks;  complete 
Book  I. 

Writing. — The  principles,  formation  and  analysis  of  short,  semi- 
extended,  and  extended  letters,  and  combination  into  easy  words. 

Objects. — Name  parts,  qualities,  and  uses  of,  familiar  objects;  the  hu¬ 
man  body  (bones),  plants  and  animals.  Form;  wave,  spiral,  ver¬ 
tical,  horizontal,  oblique,  parallel  lines;  angles  and  plane  figures. 
Color;  tints  and  shades.  Weight  and  size. 

Music,  physical  exercise,  lessons  in  morals  and  manners. 

Third  Grade. 

Language. — Second  Reader,  Part  II.;  use  of  capital  letters  and  all 
punctuation  marks;  oral  and  written  spelling  of  all  the  words; 
practice  in  simple  composition,  and  the  use  of  spoken  language. 


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Numbers. — Notation  and  numeration,  Arabic  and  Roman;  simple  exam¬ 
ples  in  addition,  subtraction,  multiplication  and  division;  addition, 
subtraction  and  multiplication  tables. 

Writing. — Book  I.,  using  pencil. 

Objects. — Same  as  in  previous  grades,  extended  according  to  capacity 
of  pupils.  The  senses;  voice,  its  organs;  sight,  sound,  weight, 
distance,  place,  etc.  Lessons  on  color  and  form,  continued. 
Drawing  Book  II.,  using  pencil. 

Music,  physical  exercise,  and  lessons  in  morals  and  manners,  continued. 

Fourth  Grade. 

Language. — Third  Reader;  oral  and  written  spelling  from  reader  all 
words  used ;  instruction  and  practice  in  composition  and  expres¬ 
sion. 

Numbers. — Same  as  Third  Grade,  extended ;  multiplication  and  division 
tables;  U.  S.  money;  linear  measure,  liquid  measure,  dry  meas¬ 
ure,  avoirdupois  weight,  and  time  tables.  Teacher  use  Primary 
Lessons  as  a  guide. 

Objects. — Continued ;  lessons  in  natural  philosophy,  with  experiments. 
Drawing  Book  III. 

Writing. — Book  II.,  using  pen. 

Music,  physical  exercises,  and  lessons  in  morals  and  manners. 

Fifth  Grade . 

Language. — Complete  Third  Reader;  oral  and  written  spelling  all  new 
words ;  composition,  and  exercise  in  proper  use  of  language. 

Arithmetic. — Elementary  to  fractions. 

Geography. — Taught  orally,  using  Our  World,  No.  i,  as  guide  for 
teacher. 

Drawing. — Analytic,  Books  I.  and  II. 

Writing. — Book  III. 

Oral  instruction  in  natural  science,  music,  etc.,  as  before. 

Sixth  Grade. 

Language. — Reading  Fourth  Reader,  ioo  pages;  spelling  from  reader 
and  geography  all  new  words;  exercise  in  composing  and  writing. 

Arithmetic. — Elementary,  continued. 

Geography. — Our  World,  No.  i,  first  half. 

Drawing. — Books  II.  and  III. 

Writing. — Book  IV. 

Music,  etc.,  as  before.  Oral  instruction  in  natural  science,  simple  me¬ 
chanics,  etc.,  to  be  used  in  connection  with  lessons  in  composition. 


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Seventh  Grade. 

Language. — Complete  Fourth  Reader;  oral  and  written  spelling  all 
new  words  in  reader  and  geography ;  language  lessons,  parts  of 
speech,  sentences,  etc.;  composition  and  expression. 

Arithmetic. — Elementary,  completed. 

Geography. — No.  i,  completed. 

Drawing. — Books  III.  and  IV.,  analytic. 

Writing. — Book  V. 

Music,  etc.,  as  before.  Oral  instruction,  as  in  Sixth  Grade. 

Eighth  Grade. 


Language. — Fifth  Reader;  oral  and  written  spelling  all  new  words 
from  reader  and  geography.  Grammar  and  composition,  taught 
orally. 

Arithmetic. — Common  School,  to  fractions. 

Drawing. — Books  IV.  and  V. 

W  riting. — Intermediate. 

Music,  etc.,  as  before. 


Ninth  Grade. 

Language. — Reading,  U.  S.  Reader;  oral  and  written  spelling  all  new 
words  from  reader  and  geography;  analysis  of  words  begun. 
Grammar,  etymology,  composition,  continued;  declamation. 

Arithmetic. — Common  school,  to  involution. 

Geography. — No.  2,  150  pages. 

Drawing. — Perspective. 

Writing. — Book  II. 

Music,  etc.,  as  before. 


Tenth  Grade. 

.Language. — Reading  from  U.  S.  Reader;  spelling,  oral  and  written, 
from  reader,  etc. ;  analysis  of  words.  Grammar,  syntax  and  pars¬ 
ing;  U.  S.  history,  foot  notes  of  reader  learned.  Composition  and 
declamation. 

Arithmetic.— Common  School,  completed. 

Geography. — No.  2,  completed. 

Drawing. — Perspective. 

Penmanship. — Reviewed. 

Music,  etc.,  as  before. 


ERRATUM. 


In  Course  of  Study,  page  20,  under  Heading  “  Eighth 
Grade,”  insert  after  Arithmetic,  etc.,  the  line 


Geography. — No.  2,  60  pages. 


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HIGH  S  CHOOL. 

FIRST  YEAR. 


First  Term. — Book  Keeping,  or  Arithmetic  reviewed. 

English  Analysis ;  Latin  Grammar  and  Reader,  or  German. 
Algebra  begun. 

Second  Term. — Algebra  continued. 

English  Analysis ;  Latin  Grammar  and  Reader,  or  German. 
Physiology  begun. 

Third  Term. — Algebra  completed. 

Rhetoric;  Latin  Grammar  and  Reader  completed,  or  German. 
Physiology  completed. 

Compositions,  declamations,  reading,  spelling  and  etymology  of  words, 
music,  drawing,  penmanship,  etc. 


SECOND  YEAR. 

First  Term. — Geometry  begun. 

Rhetoric ;  Caesar,  or  German. 

Zoology  begun. 

Second  Term. — Geometry  continued. 

English  Literature  begun ;  Caesar,  or  German. 

Zoology  completed. 

Third  Term. — Geometry  completed, 

English  Literature  completed ;  Sallust,  or  German. 

Botany  begun. 

Composition,  declamation,  reading,  spelling,  music,  etc.,  as  before. 


THIRD  YEAR. 

First  Term. — Natural  Philosophy. 

General  History;  Cicero,  or  German. 

Botany  completed. 

Second  Term. — Natural  Philosophy. 

General  History;  Virgil,  or  German. 

Chemistry. 

Third  Term. — Logic. 

Virgil,  or  German. 

Chemistry. 

Composition,  declamation,  reading,  spelling,  music,  etc.,  as  before. 


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TEXT  BOOKS. 


The  following  is  a  list  of  text  books  in  use: 

Independent  Readers,  first  five  books  of  the  series. 
Anderson’s  U.  S.  Reader  and  History. 

Monroe’s  Sixth  Reader,  in  High  School. 

Our  World  Geographies. 

Hagar’s  Arithmetics. 

Greene’s  Grammar  and  Analysis. 

Krusi’s  Drawing. 

Spencerian  Penmanship. 

Bryant  &  Stratton’s  Book  Keeping. 

Harkness’  Latin  Grammar  and  Reader. 

Ahn’s  German  Series. 

Tenney’s  Natural  History  of  Animals. 

Gray’s  How  Plants  Grow. 

Loomis’  Algebra. 

Loomis’  Geometry. 

Hitchcock’s  Physiology. 


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RULES  AND  REGULATIONS. 


RULES  OF  THE  BOARD. 

i.  Organization  and  Officers. 

The  members  of  the  Board  shall  meet  annually  upon  the 
first  Monday  following  the  school  election,  and  organize  by 
electing  a  President  and  a  Secretary,  who  shall  hold  their 
respective  offices  for  one  year,  and  until  their  successors  are 
duly  elected,  unless  sooner  removed  by  the  Board. 

Elections  shall  be  by  ballot,  and  a  majority  of  all  the  votes 
cast  shall  be  necessary  to  elect. 

2.  Duties  of  the  President. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  President  to  preside  at  all 
meetings  of  the  Board,  preserve  order,  enforce  the  rules,  sign 
all  bonds,  notes,  agreements,  or  leases,  ordered  to  be  executed 
by  this  Board;  sign  all  orders  drawn  on  the  Treasurer,  and 
on  or  before  the  first  regular  meeting  after  the  organization 
of  the  Board  shall  apoint,  subject  to  the  approval  of  the 
Board,  the  following  committees,  viz : 

(1) .  A  committee  of  three  on  School  Grounds  and 
Buildings ; 

(2) .  A  committee  of  three  on  Supplies; 

(3) .  A  committee  of  three  on  Teachers  and  Finance; 

In  the  absence  or  inability  of  the  President,  a  President 
pro  tem .  shall  be  chosen  by  the  Board,  who  shall  for  the  time 
being  exercise  all  the  authority  and  perform  all  the  duties  of 
the  President. 

j.  Duties  of  the  Secretary. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Secretary  to  keep  a  complete 
record  of  the  proceedings  of  the  Board,  as  well  as  the 


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receipts  and  expenditures,  in  such  books  and  in  such  a  manner 
as  the  Board  may  prescribe.  He  shall  sign  all  documents 
requiring  the  signature  of  the  President,  and  notify  all  mem¬ 
bers,  in  due  time,  of  all  special  meetings.  He  shall  take  into 
his  possesion  all  books,  papers,  and  other  documents  belonging 
to  the  district  and  held  in  charge  by  the  Board,  and  safely 
keep  the  same  in  such  places  as  they  may  indicate,  subject  at 
all  times  to  their  order,  or  the  examination  by  any  member 
thereof;  and  lay  before  the  Board  at  their  next  meeting  all 
letters  and  other  documents  that  may  come  to  him  for  that 
purpose.  He  shall  refer  all  bills  and  claims  presented  to  the 
Board  to  their  respective  committees  to  be  audited,  and,  when 
ordered  paid,  shall  draw  orders  on  the  Treasurer  for  the  pay¬ 
ment  of  the  same.  He  shall  keep  stubs  of  all  orders  issued, 
stating  thereon  the  party  to  whom  and  the  purpose  for  which 
such  order  was  issued,  the  amount  thereof,  and  the  fund  on 
which  the  same  is  drawn.  He  shall  hold  his  books,  records, 
and  accounts  at  all  times  subject  to  the  inspection  of  any 
voter  or  tax-payer  of  the  district,  and  annually  prepare  and 
publish  the  report  required  by  the  school  law,  together  with 
such  other  items  of  interest  and  information  as  the  Board 
may  direct.  He  shall  receive  all  moneys  due  from  incidental 
sources,  make  out  all  bills,  collect  and  pay  over  the  same  to 
the  Treasurer,  taking  his  receipt  therefor.  Pie  shall  register 
the  names  and  address  of  all  applicants  for  positions  in  the 
schools,  and,  under  the  direction  of  the  committee  on 
supplies,  procure  all  necessary  Registers,  Books  of  Record, 
Blanks,  etc.,  for  the  use  of  the  teachers  and  pupils;  shall 
meet  the  teachers  at  their  regular  monthly  meeting,  deliver 
to  them  their  orders,  taking  their  receipt  therefor,  and  per¬ 
form  all  other  duties  generally  incumbent  upon  such  officer. 

4.  Committee  on  Grounds  and  Buildings. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  this  committee  to  take  special 
charge  of  the  school  grounds,  and  the  buildings  thereon,  to 
examine  them  each  year  (and  oftener  if  required),  and  report 
to  the  Board  what  improvements,  repairs,  or  alterations  may 
be  necessary,  furnishing  an  estimate  of  the  cost  of  the  same. 


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y.  Committee  on  S zip-plies. 

This  committee  shall  have  special  direction  of  the  purchase 
of  all  apparatus,  books  of  reference,  furniture,  fuel,  and 
general  supplies  used  in  and  required  by  the  schools,  and, 
with  the  advice  of  the  Superintendent,  shall  report  to  the 
Board  what  may,  from  time  to  time,  be  needed,  and,  with 
their  sanction,  shall,  through  the  Secretary,  order  all  supplies 
for  the  various  departments  of  the  schools. 

6.  Committee  on  Teachers  and  Finance. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  this  committee  to  ascertain  as 
nearly  as  possible  what  the  yearly  expenses  of  the  schools 
will  be,  to  consider  and  report  to  the  Board  the  amount  of 
salaries  of  all  persons  employed  by  them,  and  to  suggest  can¬ 
didates  for  all  vacancies. 


MEETINGS,  AND  RULES  OF  ORDER. 

1.  The  regular  meetings — except  the  yearly — shall  be 
held  on  the  first  Monday  following  the  last  Saturday  of  each 
month,  at  eight  o’clock  p.  m.  from  the  first  of  April  to  the 
first  of  October,  and  at  half-past  seven  o’clock  p.  m.  the 
balance  of  the  year. 

2.  Special  meetings  may  be  called  at  any  time  by  the 
President,  or  upon  the  written  request  of  two  members, 
through  the  Secretary. 

3.  A  majority  of  the  Board  shall  be  required  to  consti¬ 
tute  a  quorum,  but  a  less  number  may  adjourn  from  time  to 
time. 

4.  At  the  appointed  hour  the  President  shall  call  the 
meeting  to  order,  and  as  soon  as  a  quorum  is  present  shall 
proceed  with  the  business  of  the  meeting  in  the  following 
order : 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


Reading  of  the  Minutes. 

Reports  of  Standing  Committees  in  order. 

Reports  of  Special  Committees  in  order. 

Report  and  Suggestions  of  Superintendent. 
Communications  to  the  Board. 

Bills  and  Unfinished  Business. 

New  Business. 

5.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Board  at  their  May  meeting 
to  reappoint  such  teachers  in  their  employ  as  they  wish  to 
retain,  and  notify  them  of  such  reappoinment  at  or  before  the 
close  of  the  term. 

6.  An  examination  of  applicants  for  vacant  positions  will 
be  held  in  the  month  of  June  of  each  year;  notice  of  such 
examinations,  stating  positions  vacant,  salary  paid,  and  length 
of  school  year,  having  been  previously  given  to  such  appli¬ 
cants.  Applicants  must  pass  an  oral  and  written  examination 
in  all  the  branches  now  required  by  law,  in  theory  and  prac¬ 
tice  of  teaching,  and  in  Constitution  of  the  United  States.  An 
average  of  75  per  cent,  will  entitle  applicant  to  a  certificate. 
The  Board  may  defer  examination  in  botany  and  natural 
philosophy  for  a  term,  in  which  case  an  average  of  85  per 
cent,  will  be  required  in  the  other  branches.  No  new 
appointment  shall  hereafter  be  made,  previous  to  such  an 
examination. 

7.  Separate  bills  must  be  rendered  for  articles  purchased 
for  each  school,  and  in  accordance  with  classification  and 
duties  of  the  respective  committees. 

8.  Every  member  present  shall  vote  on  all  questions,  un¬ 
less  excused  by  the  Board. 

9.  The  yeas  and  nays  shall  be  called  and  entered  on  the 
records  whenever  demanded  by  any  member  of  the  Board. 

10.  No  member  shall  retire  before  the  close  of  the  session 
without  permission  of  the  President. 

11.  Unless  otherwise  provided,  the  rules  of  order  shall 
be  the  same  as  those  for  the  government  of  deliberative 
bodies,  as  laid  down  in  Cushing’s  Manual. 


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DUTIES  OF  SUPERINTENDENT. 


1.  The  Superintendent  shall  devote  himself  exclusively 
to  his  duties,  shall  be  in  the  office  of  the  Board  half  an  hour 
before  the  opening  of  school  each  morning,  shall  exercise  a 
general  supervision  over  all  the  schools,  buildings,  etc.,  shall 
examine  carefully  into  the  condition  and  progress  of  all  the 
rooms,  and  see  that  all  the  rules  are  faithfully  complied  with. 

2.  He  shall  acquaint  himself  with  the  progress  of  instruc¬ 
tion  and  discipline  in  other  schools,  shall  attend  the  meetings 
of  the  Board  when  required  by  any  member,  shall  assist  at 
the  examination  of  teachers,  shall  examine  pupils  for  pro¬ 
motion,  shall  attend  the  examinations  of  the  various  rooms, 
or  conduct  the  same,  as  may  from  time  to  time  be  directed. 

3.  He  shall  consolidate  the  monthly  reports  of  the  teach¬ 
ers,  and  report  the  same  to  the  Board  at  their  next  meeting, 
together  with  such  other  statistics  as  may  be  required,  and 
make  such  suggestions  as  may  assist  the  Board  in  the  dis¬ 
charge  of  their  duties. 

4.  He  must  hold  the  teachers  and  janitors  responsible  for 
the  proper  discharge  of  their  duties,  and  will  himself  be  held 
responsible  to  the  Board  for  the  same. 

5.  He  shall  have  power  to  make  such  additional  rules, 
under  the  sanction  of  the  Board,  as  may  be  necessary;  to 
appoint  such  teachers’  meetings  other  than  the  regular 
monthly  meeting  as  he  may  deem  proper,  for  the  purpose  of 
consultation  in  regard  to  the  wants  of  the  schools  and  the 
best  methods  of  imparting  instruction  and  enforcing  disci¬ 
pline. 

6.  He  shall  carefully  observe  the  work  of  all  teachers, 
shall  consult  and  advise  with  them,  and  promptly  report  to 
the  Board  any  teacher  deficient  or  incompetent  to  discharge 
her  duties. 

7.  The  Superintendent  shall  have  power  to  suspend  a 


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pupil,  but  only  in  case  of  violent  or  direct  opposition  to 
authority,  and  for  conduct  detrimental  to  the  interests  of  the 
school.  When  so  suspended,  a  pupil  can  be  reinstated  only 
by  a  vote  of  the  Board,  and  by  making  an  apology  as  open 
as  the  offense,  and  by  giving  assurance  of  implicit  obedience 
in  the  future. 

8.  The  Superintendent  must,  when  possible,  first  admon¬ 
ish  the  pupil,  and  when  suspension  takes  place  he  must  notify 
the  parent  or  guardian,  and  the  Board,  of  the  fact,  and  the 
cause  of  the  same. 

9.  The  Superintendent  shall  take  charge  of  and  direct  all 
teachers’  meetings,  and  at  the  close  of  each  term  shall  report 
to  the  Board  all  teachers  absent  from,  tardy  at,  or  leaving 
their  meetings  before  the  close  of  the  same,  or  failing  to  per¬ 
form  the  parts  assigned  them. 

10.  At  the  close  of  the  school  year  he  shall  deposit  in 
the  office  of  the  Board  all  Class  Books,  Records,  Registers, 
and  Schedules  used  during  the  year,  and  make  such  report  of 
the  condition,  progress,  and  wants  of  the  schools,  as  may  be 
required  of  him. 


DUTIES  OF  TEACHERS. 


1.  Certificates  must  be  presented  to  the  Secretary  of  the 
Board,  and  contract  signed,  before  any  teacher  can  enter 
upon  the  discharge  of  her  duties. 

2.  Teachers  must  be  in  their  school  rooms  at  least  twenty 
minutes  before  the  opening  of  each  session,  and  any  teacher 
failing  to  comply  with  this  rule  shall  report  herself  tardy  to 
the  Superintendent. 

3.  They  shall  open  school  promptly  at  the  appointed 
time,  devote  themselves  during  school  hours  exclusively  to  the 
instruction  of  their  pupils,  maintain  good  order,  and  strictly 
adhere  to  the  course  of  study  prescribed  by  the  Board. 


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4.  They  shall  not  allow  any  agent  or  other  person  to 
exhibit  in  their  schools  any  books  or  articles  of  apparatus 
unless  by  consent  of  the  Superintendent,  nor  any  contribu¬ 
tions  for  any  purposes  whatever  to  be  taken  up ;  nor  shall 
they  receive  presents  of  money  or  valuables  from  pupils 
under  their  tuition. 

5.  Any  teacher  who  may  be  absent  from  school  from 
sickness  or  other  necessity,  must  cause  immediate  notice  of 
such  absence  to  be  given  to  the  Superintendent. 

6.  No  teacher  shall  resign  without  giving  four  weeks’ 
written  notice  to  the  President  of  the  Board,  and  in  default  of 
which  all  compensation  for  that  time  may  be  declared  for¬ 
feited. 

7.  All  the  teachers  in  the  employ  of  the  Board  shall 
meet  together  on  the  last  Saturday  of  each  school  month  at 
half-past  nine  o’clock  A.  m.  (and  at  such  other  times  as  the 
Superintendent  may  direct),  for  the  purpose  of  promoting  the 
best  interests  of  the  schools.  The  time  shall  be  employed  in 
discussing  the  best  methods  of  teaching  and  discipline,  and  as 
the  Board  may  direct. 

8.  All  teachers  above  the  primary  grade  shall  make  a 
monthly  report  to  parents  or  guardians  of  the  attendance, 
punctuality,  deportment,  and  scholarship  of  all  pupils  under 
their  instruction. 

9.  Teachers  will  be  held  strictly  responsible  for  any  in¬ 
juries  done  to  their  rooms  or  furniture.  They  must  attend 
carefully  to  the  ventilation  and  temperature  of  their  rooms, 
and  promptly  and  neatly  make  out  their  schedules,  registers, 
and  reports. 

10.  Teachers  may  detain  pupils  after  school  to  make  up 
neglected  lessons,  but  no  pupil  shall  be  deprived  of  recess. 

11.  Teachers  will  not  be  expected  to  use  the  text-book 
in  recitations  in  those  studies  where  the  pupils  do  not  use  it. 

12.  Any  teacher  failing  to  secure  compliance  with  the 
rules  of  the  school,  shall  immediately  report  such  pupil  to  the 
Superintendent. 

13.  Teachers  may  visit  any  of  the  public  schools  in  this 
or  neighboring  cities,  for  the  purpose  of  observing  different 
methods  of  instruction  and  discipline.  But  such  visits  shall 


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not  occupy  more  than  one  half-day  each  term,  and  then  only 
with  the  permission  of  the  Superintendent. 

14.  All  substitutes  shall  receive  as  compensation  three- 
fourths  the  amount  of  the  regular  pay  of  the  teacher,  the 
amount  to  be  deducted  therefrom  by  the  Board. 


DUTIES  OF  PUPILS. 


1.  Non-resident  pupils  may,  if  there  are  vacant  seats,  be 
admitted  for  not  less  than  ten  weeks — tuition  invariably  in 
advance,  at  five  dollars,  four  dollars,  and  three  dollars  per 
term,  or  fifty  cents,  forty  cents,  and  thirty  cents  per  week, 
according  to  grade. 

2.  Pupils  will  be  required  to  provide  themselves  with  all 
books  and  other  articles  necessary  for  their  advancement. 

3.  Pupils  will  not  be  allowed  to  go  into  any  hall  higher 
than  their  own,  or  remain  on  the  school  grounds  after  dismis¬ 
sal,  without  permission. 

4.  Damage  to  school  property  by  any  pupil  must  be 
promptly  repaired  at  such  pupil’s  expense. 

5.  Pupils  shall  be  examined  at  the  close  of  each  term. 
All  pupils  absent  from  such  examination  will  be  examined  by 
the  Superintendent  before  they  can  rejoin  their  classes. 

6.  All  pupils  in  the  High  and  Grammar  Schools  shall 
pursue  three  regular  studies,  unless  excused  by  the  Superin¬ 
tendent. 

7.  Excuses  for  music  lessons  must  be  obtained  from  the 
Superintendent. 

8.  For  six  half  days’  unexcused  absence  (two  tardinesses 
equal  to  a  half  day’s  absence)  in  four  consecutive  weeks,  a 
pupil  shall  be  suspended. 

9.  Pupils  suspended  for  unexcused  absence,  under  pre¬ 
vious  rule,  may  be  reinstated  for  the  first  offense,  by  the 
Superintendent,  for  reasons  that  shall  be  satisfactory  to  him. 


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For  reinstatement  for  subsequent  suspensions  under  that  rule, 
the  pupil  must  apply  to  the  Board. 

10.  For  absence,  tardiness,  and  dismission  from  school 
before  the  time  of  closing,  the  pupil  must  present  from  parent 
or  guardian  an  excuse. 

11.  After  two  days’  consecutive  absence,  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  teacher  to  notify  the  parent  or  guardian  of  such 
absence,  and  after  three  days’  absence  to  drop  the  name  of 
such  pupil  from  the  roll. 


DUTIES  OF  JANITORS. 

The  janitors  appointed  by  the  Board  are  required  to  keep 
the  rooms  well  warmed  and  properly  ventilated,  daily  swept 
and  dusted,  and,  when  necessary,  washed;  to  ring  the  bells  as 
directed  by  the  Superintendent,  to  keep  the  walks  free  from 
snow  and  ice,  to  make  all  needed  repairs  in  term  time,  to 
keep  all  outbuildings  in  good  condition,  to  closely  watch  and 
carefully  protect  all  school  property  in  and  about  the  buildings, 
and  during  vacation  to  make  such  improvements  upon 
buildings  and  grounds  as  the  Board  or  their  committee  may 
direct. 


FORM  OF  TEACHER’S  CONTRACT. 


These  articles  of  agreement,  between - ,  teacher,  of 

- County,  and  State  of - ,  party  of  the  first  part, 

and  the  Board  of  Education  of  District  No.  2,  Township  18, 
Range  1,  West  of  the  4th  P.  M.,  County  of  Rock  Island,  and 


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State  of  Illinois,  party  of  the  second  part,  witnesseth:  That 

the  said - ,  party  of  the  first  part,  hereby  agrees  to  teach 

in -  department  of  the  Public  Schools  of  said  District 

for  the  school  year  beginning  on  the  —  day  of - ,  187  ; 

to  impartially  govern  and  faithfully  instruct  all  pupils  com¬ 
mitted  to  her  charge,  to  strictly  conform  to  all  the  rules  and 
reg'ulations  established  by  the  Board,  and  comply  with  all  the 
requirements  of  the  school  laws. 

The  Board  of  Education,  party  of  the  second  part,  for 
themselves  and  their  successors  in  office,  in  the  name  and  in 
behalf  of  the  District,  hereby  agree  to  furnish  all  necessary 
facilities  for  teacher  and  pupil,  to  cooperate  with  and  assist 
the  teacher  in  the  discharge  of  her  duties,  and  to  pay  the  said 

- for  services  rendered  as  teacher,  the  sum  of - 

dollars  per  month  of  four  weeks,  of  five  days  of  six  hours 
each. 

The  Board  reserve  the  right  to  transfer  the  teacher  to  any 
other  room,  if  the  good  of  the  school  so  requires.  They  also 
reserve  all  the  rights,  powers,  and  privileges  conferred  upon 
them  by  the  school  laws. 

In  testimony  whereof,  we  have  hereunto  subscribed  our 
hands  this - day  of - ,  187 

- - ,  Teacher. 

- ,  President ,  ) 

- 5  Secretary ,  j 

Bcrard  of  Education. 


THIRD  ANNUAL  REPORT 


OF  THE 


BOARD  OF  EDUCATION 


OF  THE 


Moline  Public  Schools 


FOR  Tim 


Ye  ar  Ending  March  31!?,  1876. 


MOLINE,  ILLINOIS. 


MOLINE,  ILL.: 

Kennedy,  Steam  Book  and  Job  Printer,  55-57-59  Main  Street. 

1876. 


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MEMBERS 


OP  THE 

BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


C.  A.  WHEELOCK,  President. 

WM.  H.  EDWARDS,  Secretary. 

C.  O.  NASON.  JONATHAN  HUNTOON. 

W.  C.  BENNETT.  EZRA  SMITH. 


TERMS  EXPIRE: 

C.  O.  NASON,  C.  A.  WHEELOCK, 

April,  1876. 

WM.  H.  EDWARDS,  EZRA  SMITH, 

April,  1877. 

J.  IIUNTOON,  W.  C.  BENNETT. 

April,  1878. 


LIST  OF  TEACHERS  FOR  1875-6. 


LYMAN  GREGORY, 

Superintendent. 

MRS.  J.  C.  VOORHEES, 

Principal  of  High  School. 

MISS  M.  A.  COOKE, 

Assistant  in  High  School. 

MISS  LINA  HAGEBOECK, 

Principal  of  German,  and  Training  Teacher, 

MISS  EMMA  KOECHERT, 

Assistant  in  German. 

MISS  LUCY  A.  TAYLOR, 

Teacher  of  First  Grammar  Room. 

MISS  BELLE  H.  LEWIS, 

Teacher  of  Second  Grammar  Room. 

MISS  M.  C.  WOLCOTT, 

Teacher  of  First  Intermediate  Room. 

•MISS  R.  M.  PARKER, 

Teacher  of  Second  Intermediate  Room. 

MISS  S.  C.  REED, 

Teacher  of  Third  Intermediate  Room. 

MISS  F.  G.  FERGUSON, 

Teacher  of  First  Primary  Room. 

MISS  A.  M.  PICKENS, 

Teacher  of  Second  Primary  Room. 

MISS  A.  E.  SCHOONMAKER, 

Teacher  Third  Primary  Room. 

MRS.  A.  M.  WELLS, 

Teacher  Fourth  Primary  Room. 

MISS  M.  C.  HALE, 

Principal  of  Westward  School,  and  Teacher  of  Grammn 

MISS  LIZZIE  H.  EXLEY, 

Teacher  of  Intermediate  Room,  West  Ward. 

MISS  T.  H.  MUSE, 

Teacher  of  First  Primary  Room,  West  Ward. 

MISS  I.  C.  HOLCOMB. 

Teacher  of  Second  Primary  Room,  West  Ward. 

MISS  LIZZIE  JAMERSON, 

Teacher  of  Third  Primary  Room,  West  Ward. 

MISS  A.  M.  STRAWDER, 

Teacher  of  Fourth  Primary  Room,  West  Ward. 

MISS  M.  C.  CORNWALL, 

Teacher  of  Intermediate  Room,  EastWard. 

MISS  E.  E.  ANTHONY, 

Teacher  of  Primary  Room,  East  Ward. 


■  Room, 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


REPORT 

OF  THE 

BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


In  compliance  with  the  requirements  of  the  school  laws, 
the  Board  of  Education  herewith  submit  their  third  annual 
report. 

Buildings  and  Improvements. 

In  accordance  with  a  vote  of  the  district,  there  was  erected 
last  summer  a  two-story  wooden  building  in  the  East  Ward 
costing  $  i  .200.  The  lot  was  fenced,  out-buildings  built,  walks 
made,  and  well  dug,  costing,  with  other  incidental  expenses, 
$551.15.  During  the  year  a  tower  has  been  erected  upon  the 
West  Ward  House  and  a  bell  placed  therein.  Aside  from 
these,  but  little  has  been  expended  in  the  way  of  improve¬ 
ments,  beyond  such  as  is  yearly  required  for  the  preservation 
of  school  property. 

More  Room. 

jm 

From  the  Superintendent’s  Report,  and  a  close  examina- 


tion  of  the  annexed  table  compared 
we  get  the  following  figures : 

with 

that  of  last 

year, 

Last  Year.  This  Year.  Increase. 

No.  of  pupils  returned.  _  _ 

-  1  >533 

ij7i5 

1S2 

Entire  enrollment _ _ 

-  976 

1,061 

ir, 

GO 

Greatest  No.  enrolled  any  month  ... _ 

-  844 

954 

1 10 

Greatest  No.  in  attendance  any  month.  _ . 

-  751 

8  57 

106 

Total  No.  under  21 _ 

-  2,518 

2,752 

234 

With  an  increase  of  234  under  21  years  of  age;  an  increase 
of  181  of  school  age;  of  enrollment  in  any  month  of  no;  of 
attendance  in  any  month  af  106;  and  146  of  the  age  of  five 


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years,  and  therefore  entitled  to  school  privileges  next  year, 
you  will  see  that  the  demands  for  more  room  are  imperative. 
Again,  the  East  House  with  its  two  rooms  is  already  virtually 
full.  Its  surplus  pupils  must  seek  accommodations  in  the 
Central  House.  That  building  is  also  full,  with  the  neces¬ 
sity  becoming  yearly  more  and  more  imperative,  for  the  re¬ 
moval  of  at  least  one  of  the  primary  rooms,  in  order  to  afford 
suitable  accommodations  for  the  increasing  wants  of  the  higher 
departments.  The  West  Ward  House  has  eight  rooms,  six 
of  which  are  already  occupied,  and  the  seventh  generally  used 
for  special  studies.  With  the  certainty  that  at  least  two  more 
rooms  must  be  ■provided  this  summer,  and  with  only  one  room 
now  unused,  and  that  situated  at  the  extreme  west  part  of  the 
city,  and  therefore  hardly  available  for  our  present  purposes, 
the  suggestion  of  the  Superintendent  upon  this  point  is  worthy 
of  your  consideration.  Even  this  would  provide  merely  for 
our  immediate  wants,  and  next  year  we  shall  find  ourselves  as 
poorly  provided  with  rooms  as  we  are  to-day.  With  these 
facts  and  figures  before  us,  ought  we  not  to  begin  to  prepare  for 
the  erection,  at  an  early  day,  of  a  house  upon  the  lot  purchased 
of  the  Water  Power  Company? 

Teachers. 

« 

During  the  year  our  corps  of  teachers  has  increased  from 
eighteen  to  twenty-one.  This  will  account  for  the  increased 
amount  paid  as  salaries  to  teachers.  We  feel  confident  that 
our  teachers,  as  a  whole,  come  nearer  to  the  true  standard  of 
fitness  and  excellence,  than  those  of  any  former  year.  A  visit 
to  their  rooms  during  their  every  day  work  will  convince 
you  of  their  love  for  the  work,  and  of  their  success  in  it. 
Their  increased  excellence  and  the  consequent  success,  is 
owing  largely  to  the  natural  fitness  and  higher  qualifications 
of  the  teachers.  But  the  greater  unity  of  effort,  and  better 
division  of  labor,  as  well  as  the  higher  incentives  to  and  love 
for  the  work,  are  largely  due  to  the  results  accruing  from  the 

Teachers ’  Meetings. 

These  meetings  are  showing  better  results.  We  are  grat¬ 
ified  with  the  interest  generally  shown  in  the  exercises,  and 


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are  confident  that  every  true  teacher  will  acknowledge  the 
need  of  such  meetings  to  supplement  thorough  education  and 
professional  training. 

Text  Books. 

During  the  previous  year,  the  Board  made  a  number  of 
changes  in  the  text  books  in  use  in  the  schools.  There  was 
universal  complaint  among  the  teachers  that  the  series  of 
Readers  in  use  was  lacking  in  many  essential  features,  and 
that  they  were  unable  to  obtain  satisfactory  results  with  them. 
After  careful  examination  and  consideration,  another  series 
was  adopted.  The  Board  also  deemed  it  best  to  reduce  the 
number  of  Geographies  from  four  books  to  two,  and  Arith¬ 
metics  from  five  to  two. 

These  changes  have  been  gradual,  that  is,  as  the  several 
classes  have  completed  their  old  books,  they  have  been  re¬ 
quired  to  purchase  those  of  the  adopted  series. 

In  our  last  report,  we  predicted  that  the  change  in  our 
text  books  would  lessen  the  time  required  for  the  course  by 
two  years.  Already  the  grades  have  been  reduced  from  ten 
to  nine,  and  we  are  confident  that  our  prediction  will  soon  be 
fully  verified. 

Although  these  changes  have  occasioned  some  additional 
expense  to  parents  for  the  time,  yet  it  is  apparent  to  all  that  a 
reduction  in  the  number  of  books  in  use  will  produce  in  the 
end,  a  saving  of  no  inconsiderable  amount. 

New  Rules. 

A  few  changes  in  and  additions  to  our  rules  have  been 
made  this  year;  others  are  recommended  by  the  Superinten¬ 
dent,  whose  suggestions  upon  this  and  other  points  are  worthy 
of  your  consideration. 

School  Debt. 

The  constant  decrease  of  our  bonded  debt,  and  the  fact 
that  our  general  expenses  are  becoming  as  low  as  or  lower 
than  those  of  adjoining  districts  and  cities,  coupled  with  the 
assurance  that  better  and  better  results  are  beins:  obtained  from 

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the  expenditures  of  our  taxes,  should  encourage  alike  tax¬ 
payers  and  the  patrons  of  our  schools. 

Tuition  Fund. 

Three  years  ago  the  Board  set  apart  tuitions  received  from 
non-resident  pupils,  as  a  fund  from  which  to  purchase  a  book¬ 
case  and  reference  books  for  the  High  School.  During  the 

o  o 

three  years  there  has  been  placed  to  the  credit  of  this  fund, 
$379.64.  There  was  purchased  in  1873,  a  book-case,  costing 
$80.07;  *874,  reference  books,  costing  $54.00,  and  in  1875, 

reference  books,  costing  $64.80  ;  a  total  expenditure  of 
$198.87,  leaving  a  balance  in  the  hands  of  the  Town  Treas¬ 
urer  to  the  credit  of  Tuition  Fund  of  $180.77. 

Piano . 

The  Board  advanced  the  sum  of  $218.65  towards  the  pay¬ 
ment  of  the  piano  for  the  High  School  rooms.  This  sum  has 
since  been  returned  to  the  Treasurer  by  the  Superintendent, 
from  receipts  of  the  school  exhibition. 

We  invite  your  attention  to  exhibit  of  expenditures,  to  the 
annexed  table,  and  to  the  report  of  the  Superintendent. 

C.  A.  WHEELOCK, 

WM.  H.  EDWARDS,  President. 

Secretary , 


CENSUS  REPORT  OF  1875-6. 


- 

WARDS. 

5  Yearrs, 

M.  &  Fem. 

Under  6  Yrs. 

Bet.  6  and  21. 

Under  21 

Y  rs. 

Population 
of  Dist. 

Male. 

Female 

Total. 

Male. 

Female 

Total. 

Male. 

F  emale 

Total. 

East  Ward _ 

1 1 

49 

54 

103 

82 

95 

177 

131 

149 

280 

544 

Center  Ward.. 

68 

202 

172 

374 

469 

497 

966 

671 

669 

i34o 

3io7 

West  Ward 

60 

242 

274 

5l6 

248 

263 

51 1 

490 

537 

IO27 

1 95  5 

W.  of  Canal  St. 

7 

21 

23 

44 

33 

28 

61 

54 

51 

io5 

205 

Total  ____ 

146 

5H 

523 

io37 

832 

883 

i7U 

i346 

1406 

2752 

5811 

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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


EXPENDITURES. 


Salary  of  Superintendent  and  Teachers . 


YEAE. 


L.  Gregory,  Superintendent,  2  months _ _ .$1,500  $  353.00 

“  “  6 y2  “  _ . . . .  i,Soo  1,376.50 


$U729-5° 

CENTRAL  HOUSE. 


f?  MONTH. 

Charles  Riley,  Principal  High  School,  2  months _ $82.37  $164.75 

J.  C.  Voorhees,  “  “  “  6^  “  _  88.26  595-56 

Miss  M.  A.  Cook,  assistant,  8^  months _ 75-°°  656.25 

Miss  L.  Hageboeck,  German,  83^  months _ 55-°°  &  75.00  607.50 

Miss  E.  Koechert,  assistant,  German,  6%  months _  55-oo  357-50 

Miss  E.  A.  Huff,  First  Grammar  room,  2  months _  55-00  1 10.00 

Miss  L.  A.  Taylor,  2d  and  1st  Grammar  room,  Spj 

months- _ . _ _  _ 55-°°  &  60.00  500.00 

Miss  Bell  Lewis,  2d  Grammar  room,  3  months _  55-°°  165.00 

Miss  A.  E.  Schoonmaker,  2d  Grammar  room,  3 34  months  55.00  192.50 

“  “  “  G  room,  2  months _  50.00  100.00 

Miss  M.  C.  Wolcott,  G  room,  6%  months . . 50.00  325.00 

Miss  E.  M.  Davis,  F  room,  %  month. _  55-°°  27.50 

Miss  R.  M.  Parker,  F  room,  83^  months _ 45.00  &  50.00  414-50 

Miss  S.  C.  Reed,  E  room,  834  months _ 45-oo  &  50.00  415.00 

Miss  E.  J.  Chase,  D  room,  2  months _  40.00  80.00 

Miss  F.  G.  Ferguson,  D  room,  834  months _ 40.00  &  45.00  372.50 

Miss  Carrie  Catlin,  C  room,  1^  months . . 50.00  87.50 

Miss  A.  M.  Pickens,  C  room,  4  months _  50.00  200.00 

Miss  M.  Healy,  B.room,  2  months _  40.00  80.00 

Miss  E.  S.  Warner,  B  room,  1%  months.  _ _  50.00  75-00 

Miss  A.  E.  Schoonmaker,  B  room,  3  months _ _  50.00  150.00 

Mrs.  A.  M.  Wells,  A  room,  8%  months _ 55-°°  &  60.00  461.05 


WEST  WARD  HOUSE. 


$6,137.11 


3P  MONTH. 


Miss  M.  C.  Hale,  2d  Grammar  room,  6%,  months _ $60.00  $390.00 

Miss  L.  II.  Exley,  G  room,  8%  months . 50.00  425.00 

Miss  T.  H.  Muse,  D  rcfom,  6%  months .  50.00  321.25 


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Miss  K.  R.  Graves,  C  room,  2  months.. _ _ 50.00  $  100.00 

Miss  I.  C.  Holcomb,  C  room,  23^  months . 50.00  112.50 

Miss  E.  Davis,  B  room,  3 y2  months . 45.00  157.50 

Miss  Lizzie  Jamerson,  B  room,  2  2-5  months _ 5000  120.00 

Miss  M.  C.  Cornwall,  B  room,  2  months . . 45.00  90.00 

Miss  A.  M.  Strawder,  A  room,  Sy  months _ $50.00  &  55.00  457-50 

$2>i73-75 

EAST  WARD  HOUSE. 


Miss  M.  C.  Cornwall,  B  room,  6y2  months _ _ $45.00  292.50 

Miss  E.  E.  Anthony,  A  room,  6%  months _  50.00  325.00 


$617.50 

SUBSTITUTES. 


E.  Gunnell- . 

Miss  E.  J.  Chase _ 

Miss  E.  Sober _ 

Miss  Lottie  A.  Bun- 
Miss  Mary  E.  Holt- 
Miss  Stel.  Hartzel. 
Mrs.  E.  V.  Edwards 


Total  salaries  of  Teachers 


$  11.25 
36.00 
65.72 
28.12 
116.25 

3-75 

30.00 

$291.09 

$10,948.85 


yanitors. 


L.  E.  Fish,  Central  House,  2  months _ _ _ $50.00  $100.00 

C.  H.  Belding,  Central  House,  8  months _  50.00  400.00 

John  Forsberg,  West  Ward  House,  934  months _  35-°°  332-5° 

John  Carlstedt,  East  Ward  House,  9  months _ $S.oo  &  15.00  121.00 


Secretary. 


$953-50 


Wm.  H.  Edwards,  Secretary  of  Board,  1875-6 


$ 


150.00 


Tuitio7i  Account . 


Appleton’s  Encyclopedia,  5  vols.,  at  $6.00 . . . $  30.00 

Dictionary  of  Dates,  1  vol.,  Dictionary  of  Biography,  1  vol.,. 
Dictionary  of  Authors,  3  vols.,  Pronouncing  Gazetteer,  1 

vol _ _ _ _ _ _  32. So 

Crabb’s  Synonyms,  1  vol . . . . .  2.00 


$64.80 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


Interest  and  Exchange. 

First  National  Bank,  Geneseo,  on  temporary  loan _  $206.92 

First  National  Bank,  Moline,  on  temporary  loan _  353-95 

Jonathan  Huntoon,  on  temporary  loan _  59.17 

$620.04 

Insurance. 

Central  House,  1  year,  1  Jjlc  for  $28,000 _  $2So.oo 

West  Ward  House,  1  year,  1  Jpc  for  $12,000 _  120.00 

East  Ward  House,  3  years,  2 y2  Jjlc  for  $1,500 _  37-5° 

$437-5° 

Rent. 

F.  Merriman,  rent  for  house  and  lot  joining  East  Ward _ $  110.00 

Furniture  and  Fixtures. 

F.  Merriman,  fixtures _ _ _  $  6.50 

G.  W.  Dow,  furniture  and  fixtures _ _  9.45 

Day,  Egbert,  Fidlar  &  Co.,  chromos _ _ _  19.60 

Daniel  Gould,  curtains,  &c _  72. iS 

Sterling  Furniture  Co.,  desks  and  ink  wells _  293.50 

Smith,  Cassel  &  Co.,  supplies  and  fixtures _ _  61.38 

Moline  Public  Library,  furnace _  52.92 

E.  Okerberg,  clock  and  repairs _  16.50 

Clendenin  &  Martin,  chromos _ - _  8.00 

Richards  &  Sohrbeck,  dusters _  14.75 

Frank  Gunnell,  basket  and  jar _  85 

$555-63 

Stationery  and  Supplies. 

G.  W.  Dow,  maps  and  dictionary _  $  48.00 

Clendenin  &  Martin,  supplies _  7°-54 

Richards  &  Sohrbeck,  supplies _  15. So 

Sam.  Kennedy,  printing  reports,  blanks,  &c _  16S.40 

B.  F.  Tillinghast,  printing _  12.00 

Day,  Egbert,  Fidlar  &  Co.,  blank  and  order  books _  22-5° 

Henri  Wells,  envelopes  and  postal  cards _  IO-54 

Hadley  Brothers  &  Co.,  school  registers _  26.65 

E.  Steiger,  kindergarten  supplies _  5. 68 

$380.11 

Fuel  Account. 

Donald  &  Brown,  coal _ _ _  $30.24 

Porter  Brothers,  coal _ 16.92 


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Gould,  Langley  &  Co.,  coal _  $  44.21 

H.  W.  Hyde,  coal _ _ _ _  611.18 

Peterson  Brothers,  drawing  coal _ _  8.60 

John  McEnary,  drawing  coal _  56.28 

John  Peterson,  handling  coal _  4.50 

Dimock,  Gould  &  Co.,  splints _  6.00 

$777-03 

Central  House  Improvements . 

S.  W.  Wheelock  &  Co.,  ashes _  $  5.50 

Smith,  Cassel  &  Co.,  repairs  on  roof  Central  House _  4.70 

J.  Knetser,  labor. _  10.90 

A.  Wheelock,  labor _  1.50 

Rumsey  &  Co.,  bell  and  freight _ _ _  232.90 

Charles  Frazier,  plastering  basement  rooms _  34-7° 

$290.20 

West  Ward  House  Improvements. 

John  Shallen,  building  tower  and  repairs _  $315.70 

J.  S.  Keator  &  Son,  lumber _  110.29 

S.  W.  Wheelock  &  Co.,  ashes _  36.50 

C.  R.  I.  &  P.  R.  R.,  freight  on  bell - -  7.S0 

Moline  Pump  Co.,  pumps -  10.75 

D.  P.  Beery,  lumber  and  labor _  15.15 

$496.19 

East  Ward  House. 

Kerns  &  Smith,  builders,  contract  price.-- - ---$1,200.00 

East  Ward  House  Improvements. 

Kerns  &  Smith,  out-buildings,  fence  and  walks -  $400.20 

H.  P.  Pierce,  well — - 33-7° 

Moline  Pump  Co.,  pump. . . .  14.40 

A.  R.  McBurney,  blackboards . . . . .  17.00 

Smith,  Cassel  &  Co.,  hardware,  &c . . .  81.65 

E.  P.  Chaney,  lumber  and  labor . . . . .  4.20 

$55i-i5 

.  Incidental  Expenses. 

Smith,  Cassel  &  Co.,  general  supplies . . . . .  $139.40 

L.  E.  Fish,  washing  towels . . . . .  4.60 

A.  W.  Hastie,  judge  of  election . 3.00 

N.  C.  Tyrrell,  judge  of  election . . . 3.00 

L.  E.  Fish,  clerk  of  election . . .  3.00 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


L.  Hageboeck,  expenses . . . . .  $  1.50 

John  Hoyt,  rent  of  organ _ _ _  8.00 

John  Fosberg,  labor,  West  Ward  House _ _ _ . _  30.73 

John  Welsh,  labor,  Central  House _  8.75 

E.  P.  Chany,  moving  seats _  1.50 

Union  Printing  Co.,  advertising _  10.00 

John  Carlstedt,  cleaning  East  Ward  House,  etc _  11.40 

C.  IJ.  Belding,  cleaning  Central  House  and  washing  towels _  41.75 

Jonathan  Huntoon,  clerk  of  election  and  expenses _  10.00 

C.  A.  Wheelock,  judge  of  election _  3.00 

Albert  Johnson,  census _  45.00 

John  Shallen,  labor,  West  Ward  House _  20.00 

Daniel  Frazier,  labor,  Central  House _  4.00 

A.  R.  McBurney,  glazing _  22.20 

Levi  Cralle,  drayage _ .. _ _  6.75 

McDonald  &  Gamble,  brooms  and  brushes _  13.50 

J.  A.  Nelson,  saw  dust,  East  Ward _ _ _  6.20 

A.  Mobery,  labor,  West  Ward  House _ _ _  2.70 

Moline  Plow  Co.,  fire  brick,  Central  House _  13.50 

Ilout  &  Hipwell,  repairs  on  roof  Central  House _ _  78.07 

D.  O.  Reid,  brooms  and  labor. . . . .  17.05 

J.  G.  Salisbury,  taking  down  and  putting  up  bell _ _  48.12 

Dimock,  Gould  &  Co.,  lumber  and  splints _  25.01 

Blymer  Bell  Co.,  freight  on  bell.. . .  8.00 

G.  W.  Gamble,  brooms _ _ _  8.50 

Clendenin  &  Martin,  lamps,  chimneys  and  oil . .  25.75 

J.  Knetsar,  labor _ _ _ _ _ _  9.30 

L.  F.  Kerns,  repairs  on  furnace. _ _  2.40 

M.  Connell,  drayage . . 11.50 

D.  P.  Beery,  repairs _ _ _ _ _  1.50 

J.  G.  Mangold,  photographs _ _ _ _ _ _  2.00 

Richards  &  Sohrbeck,  lamps,  chimneys  and  oil _ _ _  6.35 

J.  S.  Keator  &  Son,  lumber,  Central  House . . .  1.40 

A.  P.  Fisk,  toweling _ _ _ _ _  2.28 

N.  Chester  &  Co.,  general  supplies - -  15-62 

Moline  Pump  Co.,  repairs  bn  pump . . . .  2.50 

L.  Gregory,  telegrams _ 3.70 

Ginn  Brothers,  text  books _ 12.50 

$695-03 

Recapitulation  of  Expenditures. 

Teachers’  salaries _ _ $10,948.95 

Secretary’s  salary _ 150.00 

Janitors’ salaries _ 953-5° 

Rent  of  room 


1 10.00 


MOLINE  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS. 


Interest  and  exchange _ _ _  $  620:04 

Insurance - 437-5© 

Furniture  and  fixtures - 555-63 

•Stationery  and  supplies _  380.11 

Fuel _  777-°3 

Central  House  improvements. _ 290.20 

West  Ward  House  improvements -  491.19 

East  Ward  House  contract _  1,200.00 

East  Ward  House  improvements,  fences,  well,  out-buildings,  &c  551.15 

Incidental  expenses _ _ 695.03 

'Tuition  account,  reference  books... _  64.80 

$18,230.13 

Bonded  Indebtedness „ 

Bonds  Issued  in  ^68  and  maturing  next  July -  4,000.00 

“  u  16g  u  “  M  January _ .... _ _ _  200.00 

“  u  ’73  “  u  fr  om  July ’78  to  July  ^82 _ 18,5 15.00 

u  u  ”75  “  u  next  July,  ’77 _  1,500.00 

$24,215.15 

Of  this  amount  $4,200  will  be  paid  during-  the  year  from  taxes  already  collected, 
leaving  $20,015  outstanding. 

Temporary  Loan , 

To  be  replaced  by  taxes  this  year _ _ .$7,700.00 

The  temporary  loan  reported  last  year,  has  been  paid. 

Amount  Paid  Town  Treasurer . 

Tuitions  collected  the  past  year . . . . . .  $158.64 

Old  building  sold . . . . . . . .  5.00 

Damages  to  school  furniture _ .......  — ......... _ _ _  4.40 


$168,04 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


REPORT  OF  SUPERINTENDENT. 


Gentlemen  of  the  Board : 

I  have  the  honor  to  present  the  following-  report  of  the 
condition  of  the  schools  under  your  charge  for  the  fiscal  year 
ending  March  31,  1S76. 

In  my  last  annual  report  I  presented  for  your  considera¬ 
tion  a  plan  of  gradations  and  curriculum  of  study,  which  were 
adopted,  and  during  the  spring  term  the  schools  were,  as  far 
as  practicable,  graded  in  accordance  therewith. 

It  was  not  expected  that  the  plan  could  be  carried  into 
effect  at  once  in  all  of  its  details,  especially  in  the  higher 
grades,  but  by  judicious  management  and  arrangement  of 
classes,  it  was  hoped  that  the  desired  end  might  be  attained 
in  the  course  of  two  or  three  years. 

The  results  already  reached  are  quite  gratifying.  We 
have  succeeded  in  organizing  a  Senior  Class  in  the  High 
School,  which  will  graduate  at  the  close  of  the  present  school 
year,  and  will  reflect  credit  upon  our  school. 

The  Middle  Class  contains  some  excellent  material,  and  I 
see  no  obstacle  to  prevent  the  graduation  of  successive  classes 
each  year,  with  profit  to  themselves  and  credit  to  the  city 
which  maintains  a  good  High  School.  By  so  doing,  we  but 
put  ourselves  upon  a  plane  with  the  majority  of  towns  in 
the  State. 

Training  Class. 

In  pursuance  of  a  resolution  of  the  Board,  adopted  July  5, 
1S75,  a  Training  Class  was  organized  at  the  opening  of  the 
fill  term,  under  the  instruction  of  Miss  Hageboeck.  They 
have  had  daily  recitation  in  Theory  of  Teaching,  but  owing 
to  the  fact  that  most  of  them  were  members  of  the  Senior 
Class,  of  the  H  igh  School,  very  little  time  could  be  given  to 
observation  of  work  in  the  various  departments,  and  to  practice. 


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I  recommend,  if  this  class  is  to  be  continued,  that  the  con¬ 
ditions  of  admission  thereto  be  the  passing  an  examination, 
which  shall  be  equivalent  to  graduation  from  the  High 
School,  and  that  the  full  time  of  the  class  for  the  year  be  de¬ 
voted  to  the  work  of  training. 

Afore  Room  Demanded-. 

In  the  last  report  of  the  Board  it  was  suggested  that  at 
least  two  rooms  would  be  required  this  year  in  the  eastern 
part  of  the  city. 

An  election  was  accordingly  called,  the  necessary  bonds 
voted,  and  a  two-room  building  erected.  This  has  been  filled 
to  its  entire  capacity.  The  central  building  has  also  been 
crowded  to  its  utmost  for  the  most  part  of  the  year.  The 
census  shows  that  nearly  one  hundred  children,  five  years  of 
age,  will  ask  admittance  to  these  two  buildings  next  year. 

Owing  to  lack  of  room,  we  have  been  compelled  to  pro¬ 
mote  the  Tenth  or  Upper  Grammar  Grade  to  the  High 
School  room,  thus  making  four  classes  in  that  department. 

I  would  recommend,  that  if  it  is  possible,  other  provisions 
be  made.  I  suggest  that  the  Board  rent  rooms  in  some  con¬ 
venient  locality,  as  the  German  School  House,  and  establish 
two  primary  schools  there. 

Special  Studies . 

A  special  teacher  has  been  employed  to  give  instruction 
in  German,  beside  the  assistant  in  the  High  School,  who 
has  classes  in  that  study.  Two  hundred  and  thirty-two 
pupils  have  been  instructed  in  German,  during  the  year. 

The  Board  has  decided  to  grant  a  petition  received  from 
Swedish  citizens,  asking  that  a  teacher  of  their  language  be 
employed. 

Penmanship,  Music  and  Drawing  are  usually  taught  in 
large  graded  schools  by  special  instructors,  as  so  few  regular 
teachers  consider  themselves  competent  to  give  instruction  in 
these  branches. 

Something  should  be  done  to  secure  larger  results  in  these 
studies. 


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As  an  incentive  to  greater  effort  on  the  part  of  pupils  ins 
Penmanship,  it  might  be  well  to  offer  two  prizes  in  each 
room — one  for  greatest  progress*  and  another  for  the  neatest 
writing  book  or  books  during  the  year.. 

Deportment  and  Discipline, 

We  have,  during  the*  year,  been  testing  the  theory  advo¬ 
cated  in  my  last  Annual  Report*  viz  r  the  abolition  of  corporal 
punishment. 

The  position  taken  Is,  substantially*  that  pupils  should  be 
for  the  most  part  governed  through  the  parents;  that  cases  of 
misconduct  in  the  school  should  be  reported  to  the  parents, 
and,  by  parent  and  teacher  conjointly,  the  remedy  be  applied. 
In  most  cases  this  mode  of  proceedure  has  produced  excellent 
results.  In  but  very  few  instances  has  opposition  or  indiffer¬ 
ence  followed,  and  in  such  cases  the  pupil  has  either  been  re¬ 
moved  or  has  been  expelled  from  school.  We  have  found  in 
a  few  instances  that  not  only  is  our  authority  disregarded,  but 
the  authority  of  the  parent  as  well. 

Again,  parents  have  proffered  the  special  request  that  we 
employ  the  rod,  believing  that  this  alone  would  produce 
reform. 

There  have  been,  during  the  present  school  year,  six 
eases  of  corporal  punishment;  five  of  temporary,  and  six  of 
permanent  suspension. 

I  arn  convinced  that  we  could  readily  control  pupils  who* 
are  properly  governed  at  home,  without  resold  to  corporal 
punishment. 

I  believe  the  method  adopted  to  be  by  far  the  better  plan 
,  of  discipline. 

Tardiness  and  Absenteeism . 

Various  devices  have  been  adopted  to  remedy  these  evils, 
to  some  extent  effectually;  but  a  radical  cure  is  not  yet  pro¬ 
duced.  I  suggest  that  names  of  tardy  pupils,  when  such 
tardiness  seems  unreasonable,  be  published  with  the  Monthly 
Report,  and  that  a  prize  be  offered  for  least  absence  and 
tardiness  during  the  year. 


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There  has  been  a  degree  of  carelessness  upon  the  part  of 
some  pupils  in  the  High  School  regarding  absence  from  final 
examinations  of  classes  to  which  they  belong;.  The  Board 
already  has  a  rule  which  ought  to  cover  this  ground.  (See 
Rule  5 — Duties  of  Pupils.)  I  recommend  the  adoption  of 
the  following  additional  rule: 

12.  Upon  leaving  school  before  the  close  of  the  year,  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  pupils  to  notify  the  teacher  of  the  department  of  such  intention. 
Pupils  neglecting  to  do  this  must  make  a  satisfactory  excuse  to  the 
Superintendent  before  being  permitted  to  re-enter  the  department. 

Teachers'  Meetings. 

The  teachers  have  met  for  the  discussion  of  school  work 
and  for  mutual  improvement,  every  two  weeks. 

The  subject  of  English  Literature  has  occupied  a  portion 
of  the  time  during  each  meeting.  Considerable  interest  has 
been  manifested  by  nearly  all.  We  have  not  yet,  however, 
attained  the  maximum  degree  of  enthusiasm  desired. 

The  mechanic  or  business  man  who  neglects  opportunities 
of  increasing  his  knowledge  of  the  details  of  his  business,  soon 
finds  that  others  who  are  ready  to  keep  pace  with  modern 
growth,  at  whatever  cost  of  individual  effort,  are  gaining  the 
patronage  which  he  desires.  The  teacher  is  subject  to  the 
same  inexorable  law.  The  school  room  is  the  work  shop  in 
which  only  the  most  conscientious,  careful,  skillful  and  ener¬ 
getic  workman  is  profitably  employed;  a  studio  in  which 
artists,  not  amateurs,  should  find  patronage. 

The  interests  of  the  Public  Schools  are  too  great,  too 
varied,  too  far  reaching  to  be  lightly  entrusted  to  the  keeping 
of  the  careless  or  indifferent. 

The  good  teacher  puts  all-time,  interest,  affection,  soul, 
life  into  the  work,  and  the  amount  of  labor  he  is  willing  to 
perform  is  limited  only  by  the  amount  of  his  strength. 

Changes  During  the  Tear. 

I  should  say,  in  this  connection,  that  a  number  of  our  teach¬ 
ers  have  been  unable,  generally  on  account  of  ill  health,  to 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


continue  their  work.  Several  changes  have  thereby  been 
necessitated. 

Entertaimneiits. 

During  the  year,  several  entertainments,  musical  and  lit¬ 
erary,  have  been  given  by  the  pupils  of  the  schools,  for  the 
purpose  of  raising  funds  with  which  to  purchase  a  piano  for 
the  High  School. 

The  Moline  Musical  Society  have  very  kindly  assisted  us 
in  two  concerts,  and  we  are  also  grateful  for  a  generous  pub¬ 
lic  patronage.  Besides  paying  for  the  piano,  fifty-six  dollars 
and  seventy-five  cents  were  contributed  to  the  State  Educa¬ 
tional  Fund,  being  raised  to  defray  the  expense  of  putting  on 
exhibition  at  the  Inter-National  Exposition  at  Philadelphia, 
the  educational  products  of  the  State. 

The  balance  has  been  expended  in  purchasing  pictures 
with  which  to  ornament  the  walls  of  our  school  rooms. 

Centennial  Examinations. 

On  the  15th,  16th  and  17th  of  February,  a  written  exam¬ 
ination  of  all  the  pupils  of  each  department  was  held.  Ques¬ 
tions  were  given  to  each  class,  the  answers  to  which  were  re¬ 
quired  to  be  written  upon  paper  of  uniform  size,  previously 
prepared  with  printed  blank  heading,  each  paper  showing 
the  school,  room,  grade  and  age  of  the  pupil  writing. 

Pupils  of  the  High  School  were  examined  in  Arithmetic, 
Algebra,  Composition,  Geometry,  German,  Natural  Philoso¬ 
phy,  Rhetoric  and  Zoology. 

The  Grammar  grades  were  examined  in  Arithmetic,  Com¬ 
position,  Geography,  Grammar  and  United  States  History. 

The  Intermediate  grades  in  Arithmetic,  Composition  and 
Geography. 

The  Primary  grades  in  Numbers,  Reading  and  Compo¬ 
sition. 

These  papers  were  collected,  arranged  in  volumes  with 
proper  title  pages,  lists  of  questions,  &c.,  and  bound,  photo¬ 
graphs  of  the  school  buildings  being  placed  in  each  volume. 
The  whole  were  sent  to  form  a  part  of  the  Illinois  Educa- 


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tional  Exhibit  at  the  Centennial  Exposition.  Every  child 
who  can  print  or  write  his  name,  from  the  little  six-year-old 
in  the  “  A  ”  room,  to  the  Senior  in  the  High  School,  is  rep¬ 
resented  in  this  work. 

The  teachers  all  agree  that  so  great  interest  has  been 
awakened  among  the  pupils,  and  so  much  good  has  resulted 
from  these  examinations,  that  it  would  be  a  wise  regulation  to 
provide  for  some  such  yearly  test  of  scholarship,  to  be  put  up 
in  like  permanent  form  and  preserved. 

Public  Examinations. 

Public  examinations,  to  which  the  friends  and  patrons  of 
the  schools  have  been  especially  invited,  have  been  held  at  the 
end  of  each  term.  The  examinations  have  been  quite  gen¬ 
erally  attended. 

We  have  also  been  encouraged  by  an  increased  public 
interest,  as  exhibited  in  the  item  u  visits  ”  in  the  consolidated 
report. 

Length  of  School  Year. 

I  recommend  that  the  school  year  be  extended  to  nine 
months.  The  two  weeks  additional  time  is  needed  to  com¬ 
plete  the  work  desired  and  prescribed  for  classes. 

The  year  can  be  divided  into  terms  more  equally,  and  the 
additional  expense  will  be  but  trifling,  as  compared  with  the 
benefits  derived. 

Change  in  Plan  of  Gradation. 

I  would  recommend  that  the  number  of  grades  required 
before  reaching  the  High  School  be  reduced  from  ten  to  nine, 
consolidating  the  branches  required  to  conform  to  this  ar¬ 
rangement.  This  change  will  not  affect  the  proposed  stan¬ 
dard  of  admission  to  the  High  School.  I  am  convinced  that 
to  the  ordinary  pupil,  nine  years  is  quite  sufficient  time  in 
which  to  reach  that  standard. 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


CONSOLIDATED  REPORTS. 

The  following  tabulated  statement  is  the  consolidation  of 
the  monthly  reports  of  the  year.  For  convenience  in  com¬ 
parison,  the  statement  of  the  previous  year  is  also  given: 


1875-6. 


Month. 

Year. 

No.  Enrolled. 

No.  Days  School. 

Average  Number 
Belonging. 

Average  daily  At¬ 
tendance. 

Per  cent,  of  At¬ 
tendance. 

No.  of  cases  of  | 

Tardiness. 

No.  neither  Absent 

nor  Tardy. 

_ •  _ 

>> 

*-< 

Hi 

u> 

O 

O 

pj 

Time  in  hours  lost 

by  Teacher. 

No.  of  Visitors. 

No.  of  Cases  Cor¬ 

poral  Punishm’t. 

No.  of  Pupils  Ex¬ 

cused. 

April  .... 

1875 

764 

20 

711 

663 

93 

So 

302 

1 

6 

12 1 

IO 

53 

May . 

U 

731 

20 

678 

03 

94 

55 

3T5 

0 

12 

I4S 

14 

30 

Sept . 

a 

S09 

IO 

763 

739 

97 

10S 

5l6 

9 

0 

47 

O 

31 

Oct . 

u 

865 

20 

S26 

793 

96 

122 

423 

7 

15 

197 

O 

79 

Nov . 

a 

903 

20 

862 

834 

96 

109 

484 

4 

I2J^ 

20S 

O 

93  ’ 

Dec . 

u 

893 

18 

857 

825 

96 

153 

450 

1 

2K 

3i9 

O 

91 

Jan . 

1S76 

954 

20 

903 

857 

95 

I24 

389 

3 

1 16 

I 

1 15 

Feb . 

a 

939 

l9% 

893 

857 

96 

119 

387 

5 

5  X 

136 

O 

O 

107 

March  . . . 

u 

889 

20 

844 

803 

95 

61 

410 

0 

0 

5i3 

O 

100 

Mo.  Ave.. 

— 

861 

is  X 

Sl6 

779 

96 

103 

40S 

2M 

72/ 
/  /3 

200 

->  1  / 

J/3 

77  H 

1874-5. 


April  .... 

1S74 

669 

20 

617 

SS6 

95 

So 

250 

5 

7A 

201 

8 

69 

May . 

U 

607 

10 

5S7 

55S 

95 

5° 

310 

9 

2 

200 

4 

34 

Sept . 

U 

765 

J5 

709 

673 

95 

61 

3i3 

4 

6K 

s9 

16 

48 

Oct . 

u 

797 

20 

747 

7i5 

96 

9S 

33i 

6 

X 

IS9 

24 

72 

Nov . 

u 

797 

iS 

760 

723 

95 

100 

375 

1 

12 

136 

9 

55 

Dec . 

u 

82.5 

15 

792 

75 1 

96 

60 

478 

5 

93X 

143 

13 

41 

jan . 

IS75 

844 

20 

7Si 

7D 

92 

174 

284 

10 

96 

10 

71 

Feb . 

it 

804 

20 

750 

678 

90 

145 

161 

8 

21 

71 

19 

56 

March  .  . . 

u 

783 

J9 

735 

697 

94 

76 

320 

0 

0 

153 

16 

42 

Mo.  Ave.. 

_ _  _ 

766 

17 

720 

677 

94 

94 

3i4 

5 

7 

142 

13 

54 

L.  GREGORY, 

uperintendent . 


Respectfully  submitted, 


MOLINE  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS. 


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COURSE  OF  STUDY. 

First  Grade, 

FIRST  TERM. 

LANGUAGE. — Reading  and  spelling,  from  charts  and  blackboard,  250 
words;  sentence-making;  use  of  period,  interrogation  point,  and 
capital  letters  for  proper  names. 

Numbers. — Arabic  notation  to  50;  Roman  notation  to  10;  add  and  sub¬ 
tract,  answer  not  exceeding  10;  addition  and  subtraction  tables, 
with  objects,  to  10. 

Dr  wving. — Combination  of  2,  3,  and  4  lines  using  sticks ;  Drawing  Book 
No.  1,  to  page  7. 

U.  RITING. — First  three  principles;  formation  and  analysis  of  the  “  short 
letters.” 

Objects.— Name,  parts  and  uses  of  familiar  objects,  the  human  body, 
plants,  animals,  etc.  Color;  distinguishing,  naming  and  grouping 
simple  colors.  Form;  shape  of  objects,  straight,  crooked  and 
curved  lines,  lessons  on  corners. 

Singing,  physical  exercise,  lessons  in  morals  and  manners. 

SECOND  AND  THIRD  TERMS. 

Second  Reader.— Part  I.,  spelling  all  the  words ;  uses  of  all  punctua¬ 
tion  marks  and  capital  letters.  Exercise  in  expression,  making 
and  writing  sentences. 

Numbers.— Arabic  notation  and  numeration  to  1000;  Roman  to  500; 
add  and  subtract,  answer  not  exceeding  200;  addition  and  sub¬ 
traction  tables  with  objects. 

Drawing. — Combination  of  5,  6,  7  and  S  lines,  using  sticks ;  complete 
Book  I. 

Writing. — The  principles,  formation  and  analysis  of  short,  semi-ex¬ 
tended,  and  extended  letters,  and  combination  into  easy  words. 

Objects. — Name  parts,  qualities  and  uses  of  familiar  objects;  the  hu¬ 
man  bodv  (bones),  plants  and  animals.  Form;  wave,  spiral,  ver¬ 
tical,  horizontal,  oblique,  parallel  lines;  angles  and  plane  figures. 
Color;  tints  and  shades.  Weight  and  size. 

Music,  physical  exercise,  lessons  in  morals  and  manners. 


Seco?zd  Grade. 

Language. — Second  Reader,  Part  II.;  use  of  capital  letters  and  ail 
punctuation  marks;  oral  and  written  spelling  of  all  the  words: 
practice  in  simple  composition,  and  the  use  of  spoken  language. 


REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDXJCATIOFT, 


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Numbers. — Notation  and  numeration,  Arabic  and  Roman;  simple  ex¬ 
amples-  in  addition,  subtraction,  multiplication  and  division ;  addi¬ 
tion,  subtraction  and  multiplication  tables. 

Writing. — Book  I.,  using  pencil. 

Objects. — Same  as  m  previous  grades,,  extended  according  to  capacity 
of  pupils.  The  senses,  voice,  its  organs;  sight,  sound,  weight,, 
distance,  place,  etc.  Lessons  on  color  and  form,  continued. 
Drawing  Book  II.,  using  pencil. 

Music,  physical  excereise,,  and  lesssons  In  morals  and  manners,  con¬ 
tinued. 


Fhird  Grade, 

Language. — Third  Reader;  oral  and  written  spelling  from  reader  all 
words  used;  instruction  and  practice  In  composition  and  expres¬ 
sion. 

Numbers. — Same  as  Third  Grade,  extended;  multiplication  and  divis¬ 
ion  tables;  U.  S.  money;  linear  measure,  liquid  measure,  dry 
measure,  avoirdupois  weight,  and  time  tables.  Teacher  use  Pri¬ 
mary  Lessons  as  a  guide. 

Objects. — Continued ;  lessons  in  natural  philosophy,  with  experiments. 
Drawing  Book  III. 

Writing. — Book  II.,  using  pen. 

Music,  physical  exercises,  and  lessons  in  morals  and  manners. 

Fourth  Grade. 

Language. — Complete  Third  Reader;  oral  and  written  spelling  all  new 
words;  composition  and  exercise  in  proper  use  of  language. 

Arithmetic. — Elementary  to  fractions. 

Geography. — Taught  orally,  using  Our  World,  No.  i,  as  guide  for 
teacher. 

Drawing. — Analytic  Books,  I.  and  II. 

Writing. — Book  III. 

Oral  instruction  in  natural  science,  music,  etc.,  as  before. 

Fifth  Grade. 

Language. — Reading  Fourth  Reader,  ioo  pages;  spelling  from  reader 
and  geography  all  new  words;  exercise  in  composing  and  writing. 

Arithmetic. — Elementary,  continued. 

Geography. — Our  World,  No.  i,  first  half. 

Drawing. — Books  II.  and  III. 

Writing.— Book  IV. 

Music,  etc.,  as  before.  Oral  instruction  in  natural  science,  simple  me¬ 
chanics,  etc.,  to  be  used  in  connection  with  lessons  in  compositioh. 


"MOLINE  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS. 


Sixth  Grade,, 


Language. — Cenaplete  Fourth  Reader;  oral  and  written  spelling  all  new 
words  in  reader  and  geography;  language  lessons,  parts  of  speech, 
sentences,  etc. ;  composition  and  expression. 

A  rithmet  ic . — Ele  m  en  tary ,  coin  pi  eted . 

Geography. — No.  i,  completed. 

Drawing. — Books  III.  and  I  Vr analytic,. 

Writing. — Book  V. 

Music,  etc as  Before.  Oral  instruction.,  as -in  Sixth  Grade. 


■Seventh  Grade „ 

i 

Language. — Fifth  Reader;  oral  and  written  spelling  all  new  words 
from  reader  and  ge@gra.phy.  Grammar  and  composition  taught 
orally. 

Arithmetic. — Common  School,  to  fractions. 

Geography. — No.  2,  60  pages. 

Drawing. — -Books  IV.  and  V. 

Writing. — Intermediate. 

Music,  etc.,  as  before. 

Eighth  Grade, 

Language. — Reading  U.  -S.  Reader;  oral  and  written  spelling  all  new 
words  from  reader  and  geography;  analysis  of  words  begun. 
Grammar,  etymology,  composition,  continued;  declamation. 

Arithmetic. — Common  School,  to  involution. 

Geography. — No.  2,  150  pages. 

Drawing. — Perspective. 

Writing. — Book  II. 

Music,  etc.,  as  before. 


Ninth  Grade. 

Language. — Reading  from  U.  S.  Reader;  spelling,  oral  and  written, 
from  reader,  etc.,  analysis  of  words.  Grammar,  syntax  and  pars¬ 
ing;  U.  S.  History,  foot  notes  of  reader  learned.  Composition 
and  declamation. 

Arithmetic. — Common  School,  completed. 

Geography. — No.  2,  completed. 

Drawing. — Perspective. 

Penmanship. — Reviewed. 

Music,  etc.,  as  before. 


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OA 


HIGH  SCHOOL. 


FIRST  YEAR. 

First  Term. — Book  Keeping-,  or  Arithmetic  reviewed. 

English  Analysis;  Latin  Grammar  and  Reader,  or  German. 
Algebra  begun. 

Second  Term. — Algebra  continued. 

English  Analysis;  Latin  Grammar  and  Reader,  or  German. 
Physiology  begun. 

Third  Term. —  Algebra  completed. 

Rhetoric;  Latin  Grammar  and  Reader  completed,  or  German. 
Physiology  completed. 

Composition,  declamation,  reading,  spelling  and  etymology  of  won 
music,  drawing,  penmanship,  etc. 


SECOND  YEAR. 


First  Term. — Geometry  begun. 

Rhetoric;  Caesar,  or  German. 

Zoology  begun. 

Second  Term. — Geometry  continued. 

.  English  Literature  begun ;  Caesar,  or  German. 

Zoology  completed. 

THIRD  Term. — Geometry  completed. 

English  Literature  completed;  Sallust,  or  German. 

Botany  begun. 

Composition,  declamation,  reading,  spelling,  music,  etc.,  as  before. 


THIRD  YEAR. 


First  Term. — Natural  Philosophy. 

General  History;  Cicero,  or  German. 

Botany  completed. 

Second  Term. — Natural  Philosophy. 

General  History;  Virgil,  or  German. 

Chemistry. 

Third  Term. — Logic. 

Virgil,  or  German. 

Chemistry. 

Composition,  declamation,  reading,  spelling,  music,  etc.,  as  before. 


MOLINE  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS. 


TEXT  BOOKS. 


The  following  is  a  list  of  text  books  in  use: 

Independent  Readers,  first  five  books  of  the  series 
Anderson’s  U.  S.  Reader  and  History. 

Monroe’s  Sixth  Reader,  in  High  School. 

Our  World  Geographies. 

Hagar’s  Arithmetics. 

Greene’s  Grammar  and  Analysis. 

Krusi’s  Drawing. 

Spencerian  Penmanship. 

Bryant  &  Stratton’s  Book  Keeping, 
darkness’  Latin  Grammar  and  Reader. 

.Ahn’s  German  Series. 

Tenney’s  Natural  History  of  Animals. 

Gray’s  How  Plants  Grow. 

Loomis’  Algebra. 

Loomis’  Geometry. 

Hitchcock’s  Physiology. 

Norton’s  Physics. 

Swinton’s  Word  Analysis. 


REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


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RULES  AND  REGULATIONS. 


RULES  OF  THE  BOARD. 


i.  Organization  and  Officers. 

The  members  of  the  Board  shall  meet  annually  upon  the 
first  Monday  following  the  school  election,  and  organize  by 
electing  a  President  and  a  Secretary,  who  shall  hold  their 
respective  offices  for  one  year,  and  until  their  successors  are 
duly  elected,  unless  sooner  removed  by  the  Board. 

Elections  shall  be  by  ballot,  and  a  majority  of  all  Jhe  votes 
cast  shall  be  necessary  to  elect. 


2.  Duties  of  the  President. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  President  to  preside  at  all  meet¬ 
ings  of  the  Board,  preserve  order,  enforce  the  rules,  sign  all 
bonds,  notes,  agreements,  or  leases,  ordered  to  be  executed  by 
this  Board;  sign  all  orders  drawn  on  the  Treasurer,  and  on  or 
before  the  first  regular  meeting  after  the  organization  of  the 
Board  shall  appoint,  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Board,  the 
following  committees,  viz: 

(1) .  A  committee  of  three  on  School  Grounds  and  Build¬ 
ings; 

(2) .  A  committee  of  three  on  Supplies; 

(3) .  A  committee  of  three  qn  Teachers  and  Finance; 

In  the  absence  or  inability  of  the  President,  a  President 
■pro  tem.  shall  be  chosen  by  the  Board,  who  shall  for  the  time 
beffig  exercise  all  the  authority  and  perform  all  the  duties  of 
the  President. 

j.  Duties  of  the  Secretary. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Secretary  to  keep  a  complete 
record  of  the  proceedings  of  the  Board,  as  well  as  the 


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receipts  and  expenditures,  in  such  book  and  in  such  a  manner 
as  the  Board  may  prescribe.  He  shall  sign  all  documents  re¬ 
quiring  the  signature  of  the  President,  and  notify  all  mem¬ 
bers,  in  due  time,  of  all  special  meetings.  He  shall  take  into 
his  possession  all  books,  papers,  and  other  documents  belong¬ 
ing  to  the  district  and  held  in  charge  by  the  Board,  and  safely 
keep  the  same  in  such  places  as  they  may  indicate,  subject  at 
all  times  to  their  order,  or  the  examination  by  any  member 
thereof;  and  lay  before  the  Board  at  their  next  meeting  all 
letters  and  other  documents  that  may  come  to  him  for  that 
purpose.  He  shall  refer  all  bills  and  claims  presented  to  the 
Board  to  their  respective  committees  to  be  audited,  and,  when 
ordered  paid,  shall  draw  orders  on  the  Treasurer  for  the  pay¬ 
ment  of  the  same.  He  shall  keep  stubs  of  all  orders  issued, 
stating  thereon  the  party  to  whom  and  the  purpose  for  which 
such  order  was  issued,  the  amount  thereof,  and  the  fund  on 
which  the  same  is  drawn.  He  shall  hold  his  books,  records 
and  accounts  at  all  times  subject  to  the  inspection  of  any  voter 
or  tax-payer  of  the  district,  and  annually  prepare  and  publish 
the  report  required  by  the  school  law,  together  with  such 
other  items  of  interest  and  information  as  the  Board  may  di¬ 
rect.  Lie  shall  receive  all  moneys  due  from  incidental  sources, 
make  out  all  bills,  collect  and  pay  over  the  same  to  the  Treas¬ 
urer,  taking  his  receipt  therefor.  He  shall  register  the  names 
and  address  of  all  applicants  for  positions  in  the  schools,  and, 
under  the  direction  of  the  committee  on  supplies,  procure  all 
necessary  Registers,  Books  of  Record,  Blanks,  etc.,  for  the 
use  of  the  teachers  and  pupils;  shall  meet  the  teachers  at  their 
regular  monthly  meeting,  deliver  to  them  their  orders,  taking 
their  receipt  therefor,  and  perform  all  other  duties  generally 
incumbent  upon  such  officer. 

4.  Committee  on  Grounds  and  Buildings. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  this  committee  to  take  special  charge 
of  the  school  grounds  and  the  buildings  thereon,  to  examine 
them  each  year  (and  oftener  if  required),  and  report  to  the 
Board  what  improvements,  repairs  or  alterations  may  be  ne¬ 
cessary,  furnishing  an  estimate  of  the  cost  of  the  same. 


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j.  Committee  on  Supplies. 

This  committee  shall  have  special  direction  of  the  purchase 
of  all  apparatus,  books  of  reference,  furniture,  fuel,  and  gen¬ 
eral  supplies  used  in  and  required  by  the  schools,  and,  with 
the  advice  of  the  Superintendent,  shall  report  to  the  Board 
what  may,  from  time  to  time,  be  needed,  and,  with  their  sanc¬ 
tion,  shall,  through  the  Secretary,  order  all  supplies  for  the 
various  departments  of  the  schools. 

6.  Committee  on  Teachers  and  Finance. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  this  committee  to  ascertain  as  nearly 
as  possible,  what  the  yearly  expenses  of  the  schools  will  be, 
to  consider  and  report  to  the  Board  the  amount  of  salaries  of 
all  persons  employed  by  them,  and  to  suggest  candidates  for 
all  vacancies. 


MEETINGS  AND  RULES  OF  ORDER. 

1.  The  regular  meetings — exeept  the  yearly — shall  be 
held  on  the  first  Monday  following  the  last  Saturday  of  each 
month,  at  eight  o’clock  p.  m.,  from  the  first  of  April  to  the 
first  of  October,  and  at  half-past  seven  o’clock  p.  m.,  the  bal¬ 
ance  of  the  year. 

2.  Special  meetings  may  be  called  at  any  time  by  the  Pres¬ 
ident,  or  upon  the  written  request  of  two  members,  through 
the  Secretary. 

3.  A  majority  of  the  Board  shall  be  required  to  consti¬ 
tute  a  quorum,  but  a  less  number  may  adjourn  from  time  to 
time. 

4.  At  the  appointed  hour  the  President  shall  call  the 
meeting  to  order,  and  as  soon  as  a  quorum  is  present  shall 


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proceed  with  the  business  of  the  meeting  in  the  following 
order : 

(1) .  Reading  of  the  Minutes. 

(2) .  Reports  of  Standing  Committees  in  order. 

(3) .  Reports  of  Special  Committees  in  order. 

(4) .  Report  and  Suggestions  of  Superintendent. 

(5.)  Communications  to  the  Board. 

(6) .  Bills  and  Unfinished  Business. 

(7) .  New  Business. 

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5.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Board  at  their  May  meet¬ 
ing  to  reappoint  such  teachers  in  their  employ  as  they  wish  to 
retain,  and  notify  them  of  such  reappointment  at  or  before  the 
close  of  the  term. 

6.  An  examination  of  applicants  for  vacant  positions  will 
be  held  in  the  month  of  June  of  each  year;  notice  of  such 
examinations,  stating  position  vacant,  salary  paid,  and  length 
of  school  year,  having  been  previously  given  to  such  appli¬ 
cants.  Applicants  must  pass  an  oral  and  written  examination 
in  all  the  branches  now  required  by  law,  in  theory  and  prac¬ 
tice  of  teaching,  and  in  Constitution  of  the  United  States.  An 
average  of  75  per  cent,  will  entitle  applicant  to  a  certificate. 
The  Board  may  defer  examination  in  botany  and  natural  phi¬ 
losophy  for  a  term,  in  which  case  an  average  of  85  per  cent, 
will  be  required  in  the  other  branches.  No  new  appointment 
shall  hereafter  be  made,  previous  to  such  an  examination. 

7.  Separate  bills  must  be  rendered  for  articles  purchased 
for  each  school,  and  in  accordance  with  classification  and  duties 
of  the  respective  committees. 

S.  Every  member  present  shall  vote  on  all  questions,  un¬ 
less  excused  by  the  Board.  • 

9.  The  yeas  and  nays  shall  be  called  and  entered  on  the 
records  whenever  demanded  by  any  member  of  the  Board. 

10.  No  member  shall  retire  before  the  close  of  the  session 
without  permission  of  the  President. 

11.  LTnless  otherwise  provided,  the  rules  of  order  shall 
be  the  same  as  those  for  the  government  of  deliberative  bodies, 
as  laid  down  in  Cushing’s  Manual. 


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DUTIES  OF  SUPERINTENDENT. 

1.  The  Superintendent  shall  devote  himself  exclusively 
to  his  duties,  shall  be  In  the  office  of  the  Board  half  an  hour 
before  the  opening  of  school  each  morning,  shall  exercise  a 
.general  supervision  over  all  the  schools,  buildings,  etc.,  shall 
examine  carefully  into  the  condition  and  progress  of  all  the 
rooms,  and  see  that  all  the  rules  are  faithfully  complied  with. 

2.  He  shall  acquaint  himself  with  the  progress  of  instruc¬ 
tion  and  discipline  in  other  schools,  shall  attend  the  meetings 
of  the  Board  when  required  by  any  member,  shall  assist  at  the 
examination  of  teachers,  shall  examine  pupils  for  promotion, 
shall  attend  the  examinations  of  the  various  rooms,  or  conduct 
the  same,  as  may  from  time  to  time  be  directed. 

3.  He  shall  consolidate  the  monthly  reports  of  the  teach¬ 
ers,  and  report  the  same  to  the  Board  at  their  next  meeting, 
together  with  such  other  statistics  as  may  be  required,  and 
make  such  suggestions  as  may  assist  the  Board  in  the  dis¬ 
charge  of  their  duties. 

4.  He  must  hold  the  teachers  and  janitors  responsible  for 
the  proper  discharge  of  their  duties,  and  will  himself  be  held 
responsible  to  the  Board  for  the  same. 

5.  He  shall  have  power  to  make  such  additional  rules, 
under  the  sanction  of  the  Board,  as  may  be  necessary;  to  ap¬ 
point  such  teachers’  meetings  other  than  the  regular  monthly 
meeting  as  he  may  deem  proper,  for  the  purpose  of  consulta¬ 
tion  in  regard  to  the  wants  of  the  schools  and  the  best  methods 
of  imparting  instruction  and  enforcing  discipline. 

6.  He  shall  carefully  observe  the  work  of  all  teachers, 
shall  consult  and  advise  with  them,  and  promptly  report  to 
the  Board  any  teacher  deficient  or  incompetent  to  discharge 
her  duties. 

7.  The  Superintendent  shall  have  power  to  suspend  a  • 
pupil,  but  only  in  case  of  violent  or  direct  opposition  to  au¬ 
thority,  and  for  conduct  detrimental  to  the  interests  of  the 


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school.  When  so  suspended,  a  pupil  can  be  reinstated  only 
by  a  vote  of  the  Board,  and  by  making  an  apology  as  open  as 
the  offense,  and  by  giving  assurance  of  implicit  obedience  in 
the  future. 

8.  The  Superintendent  must,  when  possible,  first  admon¬ 
ish  the  pupil,  and  ask  the  co-operation  of  the  parent  or  guar¬ 
dian.  When  suspension  takes  place,  he  must  notify  the 
parent  or  guardian,  and  the  Board,  of  the  fact,  and  the  cause 
of  the  same.  Corporal  punishment  shall  be  used  only  in  ex¬ 
ceptional  cases. 

9.  The  Superintendent  shall  take  charge  of  and  direct  all 
teachers’  meetings,  and  at  the  close  of  each  term  shall  report 
to  the  Board  all  teachers  absent  from,  tardy  at,  or  leaving 
their  meetings  before  the  close  of  the  same,  or  failing  to  per¬ 
form  the  parts  assigned  them. 

10.  At  the  close  of  the  school  year  he  shall  deposit  in  the 
office  of  the  Board  all  Class  Books,  Records,  Registers  and 
Schedules  used  during  the  year,  and  make  such  report  of  the 
condition,  progress  and  wants  of  the  schools,  as  may  be  re¬ 
quired  of  him. 


DUTIES  OF  TEACHERS. 

1.  Certificates  must  be  presented  to  the  Secretary  of  the 
Board,  and  contract  signed,  before  any  teacher  can  enter  upon 
the  discharge  of  her  duties. 

2.  Teachers  must  be  in  their  school  rooms  at  least  twenty 
minutes  before  the  opening  of  each  session,  and  any  teacher 
failing  to  comply  with  this  rule  shall  report  herself  tardy  to 
the  Superintendent. 

3.  They  shall  open  school  promptly  at  the  appointed 
time,  devote  themselves  during  school  hours  exclusively  to  the 


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instruction  of  their  pupils,  maintain  good  order,  and  strictly 
adhere  to  the  course  of  study  prescribed  by  the  Board. 

They  shall  not  allow  any  agent  or  other  person  to 
exhibit  in  their  schools  any  books  or  articles  of  apparatus 
unless  by  consent  of  the  Superintendent,  nor  any  contribu¬ 
tions  for  any  purposes  whatever  to  be  taken  up;  nor  shall 
they  receive  presents  of  money  or  valuables  from  pupils 
under  their  tuition. 

5.  Any  teacher  who  may  be  absent  from  school  from 
sickness  or  other  necessity,  must  cause  immediate  notice  of 
such  absence  to  be  given  to  the  Superintendent. 

6.  No  teacher  shall  resign  without  giving  four  weeks’ 
written  notice  to  the  President  of  the  Board,  and  in  default  of 
which  all  compensation  for  that  time  may  be  declared  for¬ 
feited. 

7.  All  the  teachers  in  the  employ  of  the  Board  shall 
meet  together  on  the  last  Saturday  of  each  school  month  at 
half-past  nine  o’clock  a.  m.  (and  at  such  other  times  as  the 
Superintendent  may  direct),  for  the  purpose  of  promoting  the 
best  interests  of  the  schools.  The  time  shall  be  employed  in 
discussing  the  best  methods  of  teaching  and  discipline,  and  as 
the  Board  mav  direct. 

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S.  All  teachers  above  the  primary  grade  shall  make  a 
monthly  report  to  parents  or  guardians  of  the  attendance, 
punctuality,  deportment,  and  scholarship  of  all  pupils  under 
their  instruction. 

9.  Teachers  will  be  held  strictly  responsible  for  any  in¬ 
juries  done  to  their  rooms  or  furniture.  They  must  attend 
carefully  to  the  ventilation  and  temperature  of  their  rooms, 
and  promptly  and  neatly  make  out  their  schedules,  registers, 
and  reports. 

10.  Teachers  may  detain  pupils  after  school  to  make  up 
neglected  lessons,  but  no  pupil  shall  be  deprived  of  recess. 

11.  Teachers  will  not  be  expected  to  use  the  text-book 
in  recitations  in  those  studies  where  the  pupils  do  not  use  it. 

12.  Any  teacher  failing  to  secure  compliance  with  the 
rules  of  the  school,  shall  immediately  report  such  pupil  to  the 
Superintendent. 


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13.  Teachers  may  visit  any  of  the  public  schools  in  this 
or  neighboring  cities,  for  the  purpose  of  observing  different 
methods  of  instruction  and  discipline.  But  such  visits  shall 
not  occupy  more  than  one  half  day  each  term,  and  then  only 
with  the  permission  of  the  Superintendent. 

14.  All  substitutes  shall  receive  as  compensation  three- 
fourths  the  amount  of  the  regular  pay  of  the  teacher,  the 
amount  to  be  deducted  therefrom  by  the  Board. 

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DUTIES  OF  PUPILS. 

1.  Non-resident  pupils  may,  if  there  are  vacant  seats,  be 
admitted  for  not  less  than  ten  weeks — tuition  invariably  in 
advance,  at  five  dollars,  four  dollars,  and  three  dollars  per 
term,  or  fifty  cents,  forty  cents,  and  thirty  cents  per  week,  ac¬ 
cording  to  grade. 

2.  Pupils  will  be  required  to  provide  themselves  with  all 
books  and  other  articles  necessary  for  their  advancement. 

3.  Pupils  will  not  be  allowed  to  go  into  any  hall  higher 
than  their  own,  or  remain  on  the  school  grounds  after  dismis¬ 
sal,  without  permission. 

4.  Damage  to  school  property  by  any  pupil  must  be 
promptly  repaired  at  such  pupil’s  expense. 

5.  Pupils  shall  be  examined  at  the  close  of  each  term. 
All  pupils  absent  from  such  examination  will  be  examined  by 
the  Superintendent  before  they  can  rejoin  their  classes. 

6.  All  pupils  in  the  High  and  Grammar  Schools  shall 
pursue  three  regular  studies,  unless  excused  by  the  Superin¬ 
tendent. 

7.  Excuses  for  music  lessons  must  be  obtained  from  the 
Superintendent. 


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S.  For  six  half  days’  unexcused  absence  (two  tardinesses 
equal  to  a  half  day’s  absence)  in  four  consecutive  weeks,  a 
pupil  shall  be  suspended. 

9.  Pupils  suspended  for  unexcused  absence,  under  pre¬ 
vious  rule,  may  be  reinstated  for  the  first  offense,  by  the  Su¬ 
perintendent,  for  reasons  that  shall  be  satisfactory  to  him, 
For  reinstatement  for  subsequent  suspensions  under  that  rule 
the  pupil  must  apply  to  the  Board. 

10.  For  absence,  tardiness  and  dismission  from  school 
before  the  time  of  closing,  the  pupil  must  present  from  parent 
or  guardian  an  excuse. 

11.  After  two  days’  consecutive  absence,  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  teacher  to  notify  the  parent  or  guardian  of  such 
absence,  and  after  three  days’  absence  to  drop  the  name  of 
such  pupil  from  the  roll. 


PRIVILEGES  OF  PUPILS. 

1.  Pupils  of  the  High  School  who  complete  the  pre¬ 
scribed  course  of  study  and  pass  a  satisfactory  examination, 
shall  be  entitled  to  certificates  of  graduation. 

2.  A  training  class  shall  be  organized,  the  members  of 
which  shall  receive  daily  instruction  in  the  “  theory  of  teach¬ 
ing,”  and  have  practice  under  the  eye  of  a  competent  critic. 

3.  Pupils  who  receive  certificates  of  graduation  from  the 
High  School,  and  spend  a  year  in  the  training  class,  shall  be 
entitled  to  a  first  grade  teacher’s  certificate  from  the  Board  of 
Education,  and  their  claims  shall  be  entitled  to  the  first  con¬ 
sideration  in  filling  vacancies  in  the  corps  of  teachers. 


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FORM  OF  TEACHER’S  CONTRACT. 

These  articles  of  agreement,  between - ,  teacher,  of 

- County,  and  State  of - ,  party  of  the  first  part, 

and  the  Board  of  Education  of  District  No.  2,  Township  18, 
Range  1,  West  of  the  4th  P.  M.,  County  of  Rock  Island,  and 
State  of  Illinois,  party  of  the  second  part,  witnesseth:  That 

the  said - ,  party  of  the  first  part,  hereby  agrees  to  teach 

in - —  department  of  the  Public  Schools  of  said  District 

for  the  school  year  beginning  on  the  —  day  of - ,  187-; 

to  impartially  govern  and  faithfully  instruct  all  pupils  com¬ 
mitted  to  her  charge,  to  strictly  conform  to  all  the  rules  and 
regulations  established  by  the  Board,  and  comply  with  all  the 
requirements  of  the  school  laws. 

The  Board  of  Education,  party  of  the  second  part,  for 
themselves  and  their  successors  in  office,  in  the  name  and  in 
behalf  of  the  District,  hereby  agree  to  furnish  all  necessary 
facilities  for  teacher  and  pupil,  to  co-operate  with  and  assist 
the  teacher  in  the  discharge  of  her  duties,  and  to  pay  the  said 

- for  services  rendered  as  teacher,  the  sum  of - 

dollars  per  month  of  four  weeks,  of  five  days  of  six  hours 
each. 

The  b>oard  reserve  the  right  to  transfer  the  teacher  to  any 
other  room,  if  the  good  of  the  school  so  requires.  They  also 
reserve  all  the  rights,  powers  and  privileges  conferred  upon 
them  by  the  school  laws. 

In  testimony  whereof,  we  have  hereunto  subscribed  our 

hands  this  — —  day  of - ,  187 

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- ,  President ,  ^ 

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DUTIES  OF  JANITORS. 

The  janitors  appointed  by  the  Board  are  required  to  keep 
the  rooms  well  warmed  and  properly  ventilated,  daily  swept 
and  dusted,  and,  when  necessary,  washed ;  to  ring  the  bells  as 
directed  by  the  Superintendent,  to  keep  the  walks  free  from 
snow  and  ice,  to  make  all  needed  repairs  in  term  time,  to  keep 
all  out-buildings  in  good  condition,  to  closely  watch  and  care¬ 
fully  protect  all  school  property  in  and  about  the  building,  and 
during  vacation  to  make  such  improvements  upon  buildings 
and  grounds  as  the  Board  or  their  committee  may  direct. 


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W.  C.  BENNETT,  President. 

H.  H.  GROVER,  Secretary. 
JONATHAN  HUNTOON.  WM.  H.  EDWARDS. 

EZRA  SMITH.  H.  A.  AINSWORTH. 

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TERMS  EXPIRE: 

WM.  H.  EDWARDS,  EZRA  SMITH, 

April,  1877. 

W.  C.  BENNETT,  J.  HUNTOON, 

April,  1878. 

H.  A.  AINSWORTH,  H.  H.  GROVER, 

April,  1S79. 


LIST  OF  TEACHERS  FOR  1876-7. 


LYMAN  GREGORY, 

Superintendent. 

Miss  M.  A.  COOKE, 

Principal  of  High  School. 

Miss  LINA  HAGEBOECK, 

Assistant,  and  Teacher  of  German. 

Miss  ELLA  CLEAVES, 

First  Grammar  Room. 

Miss  BELLE  H.  LEWIS, 

Second  Grammar  Room. 

Miss  M.  C.  WALCOTT, 

First  Intermediate  Room. 

Miss  R.  M.  PARKER, 

Second  Intermediate  Room. 

Miss  S.  C.  REED, 

Third  Intermediate  Room. 

Miss  M.  C.  CORNWALL, 

First  Primary  Room. 

Miss  A.  M.  PICKENS, 

Second  Primary  Room. 

Miss  A.  E.  SCHOONMAKER, 

Third  Primary  Room. 

Mrs.  A.  M.  WELLS, 

Fourth  Primary  Room. 

Miss  M.  C.  HALE, 

Principal  West  Ward,  and  Teacher  Grammar  Room. 

Miss  E.  E.  MARSH, 

First  Intermediate  Room. 

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Miss  J.  ELLA  JACKSON, 

Second  Intermediate  Room. 

Miss  LAURA  C.  LONG, 

First  Primary  Room. 

Miss  LIZZIE  JAMERSON, 

Second  Primary  Room. 

Miss  A.  M.  STRAWDER, 

Third  Primary  Room. 

Miss  F.  G.  FERGUSON, 

Intermediate  Room,  East  Ward. 

Miss  M.  Y.  CLEMENT, 

Primary  Room. 


REPORT 

OF  THE 

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BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


Buildings. 

The  metal  roofing  used  upon  the  Central  and  West  Ward 
houses  proving  worthless,  the  Board  last  summer  called 
upon  the  parties  furnishing  it  to  replace  the  same  in  accord¬ 
ance  with  the  guarantee  made  at  the  time  the  change  in  the 
material  was  adopted.  During  the  fall,  the  most  exposed 
portions  of  the  Central  house  were  renewed  with  T.  X.  tin. 
In  February  the  work  upon  the  West  Ward  house  was 
begun.  This  will  be  completed  as  soon  as  the  weather  will 
permit.  That  of  the  Central  house  will  be  deferred  till  the 
close  of  the  schools.  All  of  our  buildings  needMrepainting 
inside  and  out.  This  will  doubtless  be  attended  to  during  the 
summer  vacation. 

More  Room. 

Our  rooms  have  been  crowded  during  the  past  term, 
especially  those  of  the  Central  house,  and  the  “A”  rooms  of 
the  other  buildings.  To  afford  temporary  relief,  the  Board 
authorized  the  Superintendent  to  restrict  the  attendance  of 
the  lowest  classes  of  the  three  “  A  ”  rooms  to  half-day  sessions. 
By  so  doing  we  have  been  enabled  to  furnish  seats  for  nearly 
all  the  pupils. 

This  experiment  of  half-day  sessions  was  tried  here 
several  years  since,  with  good  results.  It  has  been  success¬ 
fully  practiced  in  our  sister  cities  for  years.  Our  best 


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educators  are  nearly  unanimous  in*  the  opinion  that  children 
of  six  and  eight  years  of  ,age  should  not  be  confined  to  the 
school  room  more  than  three  or  four  hours  per  day.  The 
mental  as  well  as  the  physical  development  of  the*  young 
demands  less  confinement.  Should  this  plan  prove  practical, 
a  considerable  sum  can  be  saved  in  salaries,  or  be  applied 
where  it  will  avail  more  for  the  general  good  of  the  schools. 
The  experiment  is  entitled  to  a  fair  trial.  If  it  fails,  the  Board 
must  provide  the  additional  rooms.  Our  experience  and 
observations  have  strengthened  the  convictions  long  enter¬ 
tained,  that  this  course  can  be  continued  with  no  detriment 
to  the  little  ones,  and  with  much  advantage  to  the  schools  as 
a  whole. 

An  examination  of  the  figures  given  in  the  annexed  table, 
for  the  present  and  previous  year  will  show  that  our 
increase  in  numbers  is  rapid  and  constant.  It  will  also 
demonstrate  the  necessity  for  immediate  action  looking 
towards  the  erection,  at  an  early  day,  of  a  house  in  the 
Second  Ward,  of  sufficient  capacity  to  meet  not  only  our 
present  wants,  but  those  of  the  next  five  years  also.  The 
insufficiency  of  the  temporary  house  in  the  East  Ward 
proves  the  fallacy  of  that  policy  which  provides  for  present 
wants  alone. 

Before  many  years  we  shall  require  four  large  school 
buildings.  The  third  must  soon  be  erected,  if  we  would 
realize,  in  the  highest  prosperity  of  our  schools,  the  largest 
returns  from  the  investments  we  are  making  in  their  behalf. 

Our  Bonded  Debt. 

The  Bonds  issued  in  1868  and  1869  have  all  been  paid. 
Those  issued  in  1875 — $1500 — will  mature  in  July,  and  their 
payment  is  provided  for  in  the  taxes  now  being  collected. 
This  leaves  only  $18,515,  surely  not  a  heavy  burden  for  a 
District  with  the  taxable  property  we  possess. 

Temporary  Loan. 

The  temporary  loan  reported  last  year  was  paid  at 


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maturity.  This  year  we  have  been  compelled  to  make  short 
loans  to  the  amount  of  $7,000;  all  of  which  are  paid. 

Tax  payers  may  have  asked  why  the  necessity  of  yearly 
reporting  so  large  an  item  of  expense  under  the  head  of  inter¬ 
est?  It  is  but  justice  to  this  and  several  previous  Boards  to 
say  that  it  is  no  fault  of  ours  or  theirs.  It  was  a  wise  custom 
of  a  former  Board  to  keep  funds  enough  on  hand  to  meet  the 
expense  of  the  first  half  of  the  school  year.  But  unfortu¬ 
nately  for  you  and  for  us,  another  Board,  finding  a  few  thous¬ 
and  dollars  in  the  treasury,  saw  fit  to  cut  down  their  tax  levy 
by  just  that  amount;  and  the  result  has  been,  an  empty 
treasury  at  the  beginning  of  each  school  year  ever  since.  We 
will  endeavor  to  lessen  this  item  each  year,  or  dispense  with 
it  altogether. 

Tuition  Fund . 

Last  year  we  reported  a  balance  of _ _ _ $180  77 

This  year  we  have  received . . .  252  00 

$432  77 

From  this  fund  the  Board  have  appropriated  for  Refer¬ 
ence  Books _ _ _ _ $  68  00 

For  Apparatus _ _ _ _  192  60 

$260  60 

Balance  on  hand  for  similar  purposes  hereafter.. _  $172  17 

Reference  Books  and  Apparatus. 

* 

The  wisdom  of  thus  investing  this  fund  is  seen  in  the 
increased  interest  manifested  by  the  pupils  in  these  branches 
where  an  apparatus  is  necessary  to  illustrate  more  fully  the 
contents  of  text  books.  The  privilege  of  using  the  apparatus 
is  an  incentive  to  closer  study — an  encouragement  to  greater 
effort,  as  well  as  a  great  assistance  in  the  acquirement  of  a 
fuller  knowledge  of  the  Natural  Sciences.  Experiments 
break  up  the  monotony  of  student  life,  and  make  real  what 
otherwise  must  often  be  received  on  faith.  An  apparatus  is 
as  essential  for  the  student  of  the  Sciences,  as  tools  are  to  the 
mechanic.  We  hope  to  furnish  a  complete  set  of  Chemical 
and  Philosophical  Apparatus  at  an  early  day.  We  are 


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confident  that  this  can  be  accomplished  with  the  funds  now 
on  hand,  supplemented  by  those  that  will  come  to  us  more 
freely,  as  the  facilities  and  excellencies  of  our  schools  are  more 
fully  known. 

Piano. 

The  Piano  purchased  by  the  Superintendent  with  the 
proceeds  of  school  entertainments  proving  inadequate  to 
meet  the  wants  of  the  school  room,  the  Board  authorized 
him  to  exchange  it  for  a  larger  and  better  one.  This  has 
been  done  at  a  cost  of  $116.87,  which  was  advanced  from  the 
General  Fund. 


Teachers. 

Fewer  changes  than  usual  have  been  made  in  our  corps 
of  teachers.  We  in  the  main  have  been  fortunate  in  retain¬ 
ing  most  of  our  former  teachers,  as  well  as  in  our  selection  of 
others  to  fill  the  vacant  places.  As  a  whole  we  think  our 
corps  of  teachers  has  never  been  excelled.  All  have  tried 
to  do  well.  Most  have  succeeded.  The  general  success  of 
those  who  have  received  positions,  as  they  have  completed 
our  course  of  study,  proves  that  we  have  in  our  own  school 
the  material  for  successful  teachers.  But  if  we  would  realize 
all  we  have  anticipated  from  our  own  pupils,  our  Course  of 
Study  must  be  revised  and  extended;  and  even  when  that  shall 
have  been  mastered,  their  acquisitions  must  be  supplemented 
by  at  least  a  year’s  thorough  drill  in  a  training  school,  before 
they  can  feel  competent  to  fill  the  teacher’s  desk.  We  hope 
to  see  these  facilities  furnished  our  young  men  and  women  at 
home.  But  until  this  is  done,  or  until  they  shall  eleswhere 
qualify  themselves  for  the  proper  discharge  of  the  teacher’s 
duties,  they  must  not  complain  if  we  go  abroad  for  such 
teachers  as  ought  to  be  furnished  in  our  own  schools.  The 
time  happily  has  passed,  when  the  superficial  can  secure 
positions  through  the  influence  of  friends.  Position  and 
preferment  should  be  the  rewards  of  hard  study,  strict  disci¬ 
pline  and  thorough  preparation.  When  our  pupils  shall 


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present  evidence  of  these  qualifications,  places  will  be  cheer¬ 
fully  given  them  in  our  corps  of  instructors. 

The  suggestion  of  the  Superintendent  upon  the  urgent 
demand  for  more  German  and  less  Latin  is  worthv  of  your 
attention,  and  will  commend  itself,  we  trust,  to  your  better 
judgment. 

Disci  pline. 

The  Superintendent’s  Report  upon'  the  general  discipline 
of  the  Schools  shows  that  progress  has  been  made  in  this 
direction.  This  partial  success  may  be  received  as  an 
earnest  of  that  good  time  coming  when  love  of  the  right 
shall  be  sufficient  to  make  the  self-government  of  our  pupils 
complete.  But  we  must  not  forget  that  this  statement  cannot 
now  apply  to  all. of  our  pupils. 

The  record  shows  a  temporary  suspension  of  five  pupils; 
and  that  a  few  permanent  suspensions  would  have  been  neces¬ 
sary  had  not  the  pupils  evaded  it  by  absenting  themselves 
from  the  schools. 

These  facts  coupled  with  another,  that  a  large  number  of 
school  age  are  not  in  our  schools — some,  possibly  many, 
absenting  themselves  simply  because  they  are  not  willing  to 
submit  to  our  discipline — show  that  we  have  much  to  accom¬ 
plish  before  we  can  realize  the  full  fruition  of  our  hopes. 
This  matter  of  truancy,  in  some  cases  unknown  to  parents,  in 
others  sanctioned  by  them,  is  a  very  serious  one,  and  must 
soon  be  met. 

Out  of  2,123  °f  school  age,  our  record  shows  an  enrol¬ 
ment  of  only  1,104,  ar*d  an  average  attendance  of  858.  With 
a  liberal  allowance  for  those  who  attend  church  or  private 
schools,  and  for  those  who  are  compelled  to  work  for  their 
livelihood,  we  have  at  least  five  hundred  persons  of  school 
age  who  have  not  availed  themselves  of  school  privileges 
during  the  past  year.  Where. are  they?  In  the  street  or  at 
home?  How  shall  we  bring  them  within  the  influence  of 
good  schools?  Can  it  be  done  by  a  compulsory,  law?  Is  the 
moral  sentiment  of  our  community  so  enlightened,  or  their 
solicitude  for  the  welfare  of  the  young  so  earnest,  that  such  a 


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law  would  be  inforced.  Its  success  can  be  determined  only 
by  trial.  For  the  sake  of  these  wandering  ones,  we  hope  our 
legislators  will  enact  such  a  law,  and  give  us  an  opportunity 
to  demonstrate  whether  it  can  be  made  practical  or  not. 

A  second  measure  is  also  needed,  that  of  a  Reform  School , 
to  which  the  wilfully  disobedient  as  well  as  the  criminally 
inclined  may  be  sent,  when  their  removal  from  our  schools  is 
demanded  by  the  best  interests  of  our  pupils.  Our  present 
mode  of  treating  refractory  pupils  is  temporary  suspension — 
for  their  good;  for  a  repetition  of  the  offense,  permanent 
suspension — for  the  safety  of  the  school.  Practically  we  turn 
the  disobedient  ones  into  the  street  to  mingle  with  others  worse 
than  themselves,  and  leave  them  in  that  school  of  vice  and 
crime,  to  prepare  themselves  for  graduation  into  the  jail  and 
penitentiary.  This  theory  is  all  wrong — wrong  in  its  con¬ 
ception,  evil  in  its  application  and  pernicious  in  its  results. 

If  one  of  our  pupils  should  become  inoculated  with  the 
small-pox  would  we  turn  him  into  the  street?  or  would  we 
send  him  to  the  hospital,  or  make  his  own  home  a  pest-house, 
where  he  might  be  cured,  and  during  his  recovery  be  kept 

from  inoculating  others  with  the  seeds  of  the  same  disease? 

1 

The  right  of  a  state  to  protect  itself  against  criminals  of  all 
classes  is  unquestioned.  Laws  are  made  for  the  protection  of 
the  law-abiding,  through  the  prevention  of  crime,  as  well  as 
for  the  reform  or  punishment  of  the  criminal.  It  is  better  to 
protect  ourselves  by  removing  the  possibility  of  having  crim¬ 
inals,  rather  than  by  confining  them  for  our  safety  or  their 
reform.  We  have  ample  laws  for  the  protection  of  the  bodily 
health  of  our  children  by  removing  the  cause  of  disease. 
Why  not  have  the  same  security  against  the  contamination  of 
the  low  and  the  vile?  Are  their  bodies  of  greater  value 
than  their  morals  or  their  minds?  There  is  no  more  fruitful 
source  of  crime  than  that  of  idleness  and  ignorance.  If  we 
can  lessen  them  we  diminish  crime.  If  we  can  remove  these 
we  remove  the  source  of  crime.  That  we  may  do  this,  we 
should,  as  a  community,  exercise  our  inherent  right  to  ask  for 
a  law,  with  provisions  for  its  enforcement,  that  will  compel 
all  children  of  a  proper  age  to  attend  school  for  a  reasonable 


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time.  For  the  protection  of  the  well  disposed,  we  have  the 
same  right  to  ask  for  a  School  of  Reform,  to  which  we  can 
send  those  who  will  not  cheerfully  comply  with  reasonable 
requirements,  or  yield  themselves  to  proper  discipline.  Moline 
needs  both  of  these  laws  to-day.  Unless  we  can  have  them, 
we  shall  soon  reap  the  bitter  fruits  of  an  evil  sowing. 

We  would  call  your  special  attention  to  another  phase  of 
this  same  matter  of  discipline.  Our  Superintendent  calls  it 
“a  serious  hindrance  to  the  advancement  of  individual 
pupils,”  and  urges  upon  parents  the  necessity  of  exercising 
judicious  control  over  the  amusements  of  the  boys  and  girls. 
This  is  a  milder  way  of  putting  this  question  than  our  views 
of  its  importance  will  permit  us  to  use. 

We  believe  in  amusements,  and  plenty  of  them.  But  not 
as  they  have  been  indulged  in  this  winter.  The  question 
previously  noticed,  that  of  non-attendance  of  school,  is  of  less 
importance  to  you  as  individuals,  than  is  this.  That,  as  a 
personal  question,  concerns  but  a  few  parents,  while  this 
demands  the  attention  of  all,  because  it  concerns  the  welfare 
of  all.  It  is  more  than  a  mere  question  of  parental  control 
over  the  time  and  amusements  of  your  children.  It  concerns 
the  highest  welfare  of  your  boys  and  girls — physical,  mental 
and  moral.  It  is  one  beyond  the  sphere,  officially,  of  either 
Teacher,  Superintendent  or  Board  of  Education.  Neverthe¬ 
less  it  is  of  vital  importance  to  us,  who,  in  some  one  of  these 
three  capacities,  are  held  measurably  responsible  for  the  well¬ 
being  of  your  children.  As  stated  by  the  Superintendent,  the 
out-look,  during  the  fall  term  was  something  like  this:  pupils 
interested  and  studious;  teachers  earnest  and  faithful;  schools 
prosperous  and  hopeful.  Then  came  the  long  evenings,  the 
snow,  the  sleigh -rides  and  surprise  parties,  with  their  varied 
rounds  of  frivolous  amusements  and  enervating  dissipations, 
robbing  night  of  its  province  of  rest  and  sleep,  night  after 
night,  till  weeks  were  lost  in  months,  and  months  consumed 
the  term.  The  result:  pupils  inattentive,  indifferent,  and  with¬ 
out  the  energy  of  body  or  force  of  will  necessary  to  regain 
their  lost  vantage  ground;  studies  neglected  or  abandoned; 
positions  in  classes  lost,  and  classes  hindered,  because  of  these 


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negligent  ones;  teachers  discouraged  and  prospects  gloomy. 
But  this  is  not  all.  The  worst  feature  is,  that  the  moral 
welfare,  more  than  the  intellectual,  was  and  is  seriously 
endangered. 

Parents,  the  very  highest  and  dearest  interests  of  your 
boys  and  girls  have  been  jeopardized  'this  winter,  as  never 
before.  If  they  fall,  it  will  be  more  your  fault  than  their 
crime.  When  midnight  finds  your  children  of  twelve  years 
at  parties  or  on  the  streets;  when  boys  and  girls  of  fourteen 
contend  for  ascendency  over  parental  control;  when  those  of 
sixteen  have  so  far  gained  the  victory  that  “dutiful  parents,” 
for  the  sake  of  peace,  meekly  submit  to  their  dictation,  it  is 
time  for  some  one  to  ask  you  to  pause  and  inquire  what  the 
harvest  of  this-  sowing  shall  be. 

Parents,  your  teachers  have  given  your  boys  and  girls 
good  advice;  your  Superintendent  has  counseled  them  often 
and  wisely;  and  now  your  Board  of  Education  have  added 
their  earnest  entreaties  that  you  closely  watch  and  carefully 
guard  the  welfare  of  your  children,  while  advice,  counsel  and 

name  and 
ity  of  your 

boys  are  beyond  price. 

We  invite  your  attention  to  the  annexed  tables,  the  exhibit 
of  expenditures,  and  the  report  of  the  Superintendent. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

W.  C.  BENNETT, 

H.  H.  GROVER,  President . 

Secretary. 


entreaty  can  avail.  Remember  that  the  good 
purity  of  your  daughters  and  the  honor  and  integ 


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COMPARATIVE  ATTENDANCE. 


! 

Last  year. 

Increase. 

This  year. 

Increase. 

No.  of  pupils  returned . 

Entire  enrolment . 

Greatest  No.  enrolled  any  month . 

Greatest  No.  in  attendance  any  month.  . 

I>715 

I,o6l 

954 

857 

182 

8.5 

no 

106 

2,123 

1,104 

1,098 

929 

408 
'  43 
*39 
72 

Total  No.  under  21 . 

2,752 

234 

3,269 

5J7 

CENSUS  REPORT  OF  1876-7. 


WARDS. 

5  years  of  age. 

Under  6 

y’rs. 

Bet.  6  and  21. 

Under  21  years. 

Population. 

Males. 

Females. 

Total. 

Males. 

Females. 

Total. 

Males. 

Females. 

Total. 

East  Ward . 

.  9 

57 

46 

103 

93 

89 

182 

15° 

135 

285 

_____ 

Central  Ward . 

63 

247 

233 

480 

483 

500 

983 

73° 

735 

H65 

— 

West  Ward . 

80 

262 

250 

512 

4*4 

4*3 

827 

676 

663 

1339 

_ 

West  of  Canal  St. 

5 

22 

29 

*  51 

66 

65 

J3i 

.88 

94 

182 

— 

Total . 

i57 

588 

558 

1 146 

1056 

1067 

2123, 

i644 

1625 

3269 

6297 

Last  year . 

146 

5H 

523 

*037 

832 

883 

I7L5 

!346 

1406 

2752 

5811 

Gain . 

11 

74 

35 

109 

224 

184 

408 

298 

219 

5i7 

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EXPENDITURES. 


Salaries. 


L.  Gregory,  Superintendent,  one  year _ _ _ $1,800  oo 


CENTRAL  HOUSE. 


MONTH. 


Miss  F.  G.  Ferguson,  D  Room,  2  m._ 


Miss  A.  E.  Schoonmaker,  B,  Room,  8j!4  m — 


WEST  WARD  HOUSE. 

Miss  M.  C.  Hale,  2d  Grammar  Room,  8 y2  r 

Miss  L.  Exley,  G  Room,  2  m - - - 

Miss  E.  E.  Marsh,  G  Room,  6*4  ni - 

Miss  T.  TI.  Muse,  D  Room,  2  m - 

Miss  Ella  Jackson,  D  Room,  6%  m - 

Miss  J.  C.  Holcomb,  C  Room,  m - 

Miss  L.  Long,  C  Room,  6*^  m - - 

Miss  L.  Jamerson,  B  Room,  8^  m . . 

Miss  A.  M.  Strawder,  A  Room,  m . 


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00 

467  50 

$5,556  25 


$2,45°  75 


REPORT  OF  THE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


H 


EAST  WARD  HOUSE. 


Miss  M.  C.  Cornwall,  B  Room,  2  m - 

Miss  F.  G.  Ferguson,  B  Room,  6%  m _ 

Miss  E.  E.  Anthony,  A  Room,  2  m _ 

Miss  Belle  Grover,  A  Room,  3 y2  m _ 

Miss  M.  Y.  Clement,  A  Room,  3  m _ 

SUBSTITUTES. 

Miss  Emma  J.  Chase,  m _ 

Miss  Stella  Hartzell.. _ _ 

Miss  E.  A.  Crawford _ _ 

Miss  Eva  Calkins _ _ 


Total  Salaries 


$45  00  $  90  00 
50  00  314  69 

50  00  100  00 

40  00  140  00 

45  00  J32  10 

$  776  79 


73  75 
1  50 

---  34  °7 

_  10  90 

$  120  22 
_  $10,704  01 


Secretary.  . 

H.  H.  Grover,  Secretary . .  _ . . 


$  150  00 


yaiiitors. 


C.  H.  Belding,  Central  House,  12  m _ $50  &  45  00  $560  00 

John  Forslperg,  West  Ward  House,  9^4  ni _  35  00  332  5° 

John  Carlstedt,  East  Ward  House,  9  m .  15  00  135  00 


Interest. 


$1,027  5° 


First  National  Bank,  Temporary  Loan 


$  235  04 


Insurance. 


Central  House,  3  years,  1  y2  ^c.  on  $24,000 _ $360  00 

West  Ward  House,  3  years,  ij^  ^c.  on  $12,000 _  180  00 


Furniture  and  Fixtures. 


54°  00 


Ed.  Knell,  tables  and  chairs . . $  13  00 

Trustees  Congregational  Church,  chandelier _  5  00 

D.  O.  Reid,  one  reflector _ _ _ _  1  15 

Richards  &  Sohrbeck,  dusters,  etc _ _ .  __ . .  4  40 

J.  Carlstedt,  rulers,  blocks,  etc._ . . . .  14  00 

Smith  &  Cassel,  two  stoves . . .  46  45 

Day,  Egbert,  Fidlar  &  Co.,  basket. .  1  00 


$  85  00 


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Stationery  and  Supplies. 

Sam  Kennedy,  printing  reports  for  1876 _ $  70  00 

Sam  Kennedy,  printing  blanks,  cards,  programmes,  etc.  122  40 

Tillinghast  &  Porter,  printing _  4  50 

Clendenin  &  Martin,  supplies _  72  83 

Wm.  G.  Morris,  supplies _ 4  60 

Hadley  Bros.,  register _ _  24  15 

Richards  &  Sohrbeck,  supplies _  61  80 

Moline  Paper  Co.,  paper _ _ _ _  1  25 

L.  Barlow,  ink _ _ _ _  11  25 

H.  H.  Grover,  postal  cards _  75 

$  373  53 

Fuel . 

Gould  &  Hyde,  coal _ _ _ $  47  04 

Dimock,  Gould  &  Co  ,  kindlings,  etc _  24  69 

D.  W.  Sickels  &  Co.,  coal.^ _  3  25 

J.  Carlstedt,  drawing  coal _ _ _  1  25 

Porter  Bros.,  5,050  bushels  coal,  at  12  cents _ _ 606  00 

$  682  23 

Central  Flo  use — Imp  rovcmen  ts . 

J.  D.  Long,  plastering  cellar _  $  19  20 

Reference  Books. 

# 

H.  H.  Grover,  City  Directory _ _ _ _ $  3  00 

Geo.  W.  Dow,  nine  Dictionaries _ _ _  50  00 

Wm.  B.  Powell*  ten  copies  Course  of  Study _  25  65 

Three  volumes  Encyclopedia _  18  00 

$  96  65 

Apparatus. 

Smith  &  Cassel,  Chemical  Apparatus _ $  6  95 

Geo.  W.  Dow,  Chemical  and  Philosophical  Apparatus  132  85 

Vieriech  Bros.,  jars,  Apparatus _  1  00 

Clendenin  &  Martin,  Apparatus _  1  80 

L.  Gregory,  four  Globes,  at  $12.50 _  50  00 

$  192  60 

Piano. 


A.  M.  Hubbard,  exchange 


$116  87 


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Incidental  Expenses. 

CENTRAL  HOUSE. 

Geo.  Lee,  labor. _ _ $  3  50 

Huntoon,  Beery  &  Co.,  repairs _  3  75 

Wm.  Soderstrum,  sand _  1  50 

N.  C.  Tyrrell,  mowing  grass _  2  25 

Willie  Robinson,  saw  dust _ _  50 

M.  C.  Worm  ley,  filling  cistern _ „ _ _ _  6  00 

J.  D.  Long,  whitewashing _  _  51  00 

A.  R.  McBurney,  glazing _ _ _  19  50 

C.  H.  Belding,  washing  towels _  8  00 

C.  H.  Belding,  cleaning  house _  51  25 

C.  H.  Belding,  labor _  3  00 

L.  F.  Kerns,  repairs _  _  5  00 

J.  G.  Salisbury,  repairs _ ' _ _ _  8  20 

T.  Wirsing,  repairs _ _  34  98 

Kerns  &  Smith,  repairs _ _ _  127  78 

$326  21 

WEST  WARD  HOUSE. 

J.  Forsberg,  cleaning  house _  _ $  42  12 

E.  Okerberg,  cleaning  clocks _ _  3  75 

E.  Hoberg,  labor _  3  00 

L.  Mires,  repairs _ _  29  70 

J  Benson,  labor _ _ _  3  00 

J.  O.  Anthony,  repairs  on  blackboards _  5  00 

J.  Shallen,  hanging  bell,  etc _ _ _  _  24  00 

C.  R.  I.  &  P.  R.  R.,  freight _ I _  18  83  * 

$129  40 

EAST  WARD. 

J.  Carlstedt,  cleaning  house,  etc _ $'  6  75 

J.  Carlstedt,  glazing _ _  1  60 

A.  R.  McBurney,  glazing _ _  3  00 

A.  Anderson,  labor _ _ ...  -  2  10 

E.  P.  Chaney,  labor _ _ _ _ _  2  50 

$15  95 

Sundries. 

N.  C.  Tyrrell,  judge  of  election _ $  3  00 

J.  Huntoon,  judge  of  election _  3  00 

H.  L.  Bullen,  clerk  of  election _  3  00 

E.  Kirchert,  expense _  3  50 

L.  Gregory,  expense _ 1 _  4  25 

J.  Soderstrum,  census _ _ j _  40  00 


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Geo.  W.  Dow,  mounting  map,  etc... _  3  75 

Day,  Egbert,  Fidlar  &  Co.,  binding _ _  3  50 

R.  Crampton,  binding _  2  00 

H.  H.  Grover,  express,  etc _  1  80 

Daniel  Gould,  repairs _ 6  25 

James  Shaw,  grass  seeds  and  salt _ 3  47 

H.  O.  Whipple,  supplies _ - _ - _  13  05 

G.  W.  Gamble,  brooms,  etc _  21  65 

Dimock,  Gould  &  Co.,  lumber _ %  3  16 

Smith  &  Cassel,  supplies _  190  43 

Hull  Bros.,  cloth _  2  10 

Clendenin  &  Martin,  supplies _ 3  85 

Moline  Paper  Co _ _• _  2  80 

Barnard  &  Leas  Manufacturing  Co.,  castings _  1  75 

$  3l6  31 
$  787  87 


Recapitzilation  of  Expenses 


COMPARED  WITH  THAT  OF  LAST  YEAR. 


1875-6. 

1876-7. 

Teacher’s  salaries _  -  _ 

$10,948 

95  $10,704 

01 

Secretary’s  salary  .  _____ 

150 

00 

150 

00 

Janitor’s  salaries  _  _ 

953 

50 

1,027 

50 

Room  rent  _  _  _  _  _  _  _ 

no 

OO 

Interest  ____■  __  _ 

620 

04 

235 

°4 

Furniture  and  fixtures 

555 

63 

85 

00 

Insurance _  _  _  _ 

437 

50 

54° 

00 

Stationery  and  supplies  _  __  _ 

380 

1 1 

373 

53 

Fuel _  _ _ —  - 

777 

03 

682 

23 

Central  House,  improvements. _  _  _  . 

290 

20 

J9 

20 

West  Ward  house,  improvements _ 

496 

19 

East  Ward  house,  contract  _  _  _  _ 

1,200 

OO 

East  Ward  house,  improvements _ 

551 

L5 

Tuition  Account,  reference  books 

64 

So 

Reference  books,  purchased _  _ 

96 

65 

Apparatus,  purchased _  —  - 

192 

60 

Piano,  exchange  _  -  _  _ 

1 16 , 

87 

Incidental  expenses  __  _  _  - 

695 

03 

Incidental  expenses,  Central  house _ 

-$326 

21 

Incidental  expenses,  West  Ward  house. 

_  129 

40 

Incidental  expenses,  East  Ward  house. _ 

-  15 

95 

Incidental  expenses,  General  —  - 

_  316 

3i 

787 

87 

$18,230  13  $15,010  50 

$  1,500  OO 


Less  Bonds  issued 


$16,730  13  $15,010  5° 


iS  REPORT  OF  THE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


Bonded  Indebtedness. 

Bonds  issued  in  1S73,  and  maturing  July  1878  to  July  1882 §18,515  00 

Bonds  issued  in  1S75,  and  maturing  July  1S77* _  1,500  co 

§20,015  00 

Amount  Paid  School  Treasurer. 

Tuitions  collected  during  the  year _ §252  00 


*This  will  be  paid  from  taxes  already  collected. 


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SUPERINTENDENT’S  REPORT. 


Gentlemen  of  the  Board  of  Education: 

It  is  again  my  duty  to  report  to  you  the  state  of  the 
schools  under  your  charge,  which  I  shall  endeavor  to  do 
very  briefly. 

Since  my  last  report,  the  first  formal  graduating  exercises 
of  the  High  School  have  occurred.  Six  pupils  completed 
the  course  of  study  with  credit  to  themselves  and  the  school. 
The  names  of  the  class  are  as  follows:  Nellie  Xourse, 
Emma  F.  Jenkins,  J.  Ella  Jackson,  Laura  C.  Long, 
Kittie  L.  Voorhees,  Frank  H.  Williams.  Two  of  the 
class  are  now  employed  as  teachers  in  our  schools,  and  are 
doing  excellent  work.  It  is  expected  that  another  class  of 
six  will  complete  the  course  at  the  end  of  the  spring  term. 

In  many  respects  the  results  of  the  year  just  passed  are 
quite  satisfactory.  The  gradation  has  been  brought  nearer 
the  required  standard,  although  the  lack  of  room  and 
consequent  inability  to  make  needed  transfers  has  rendered 
the  classification  somewhat  imperfect. 

By  the  use  of  Powell's  “Course  of  Study,”  an  exhaustive 
treatise  upon  public  school  work,  which  was  furnished  to  the 
teachers  early  in  the  year,  greater  similarity  of  plan  and 
method  among  the  various  teachers  has  been  induced.  The 
work  has  been'  carried  forward  by  our  present  corps  of 
teachers  with  a  zeal  and  earnestness  which  deserve  the 
highest  praise.  The  standard  of  advancement  is  somewhat 
higher  in  grades  below  the  High  School,  making  it  now 
possible  and  practicable  to  extend  the  High  School  course, 
if  thought  desirable. 

The  discipline  has,  as  a  whole,  been  much  more  satisfac¬ 
tory.  A  hearty  sympathy  and  an  earnest  co-operation  has 
been  extended  to  the  teachers  by  nearly  all  patrons  of  the 


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REPORT  OF  THE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


school.  This  is  evidenced  by  the  improved  behavior  of  the 
pupils,  and  by  frequent  visits  or  inquiries  of  the  parents.  If 
children  know  that  father  and  mother  give  their  cordial 
support  to  the  teacher,  and  indorse  his  acts,  there  is  seldom 
occasion  for  coercive  measures,  and  when  there  is  such 
occasion  the  matter  is  easily  adjusted  by  an  appeal  to  the 
parents.  I  desire  through  you  to  thank  the  patrons  of  the 
school  for  their  generous  support  in  this  respect. 

One  serious  hindrance  to  the  advancement  of  individual 
pupils  'I  must  note,  and  I  would  that  every  parent  might  see 
how  imperative  is  the  necessity  of  exercising  judicious  control 
over  the  amusements  of  our  boys  and  girls.  The  practice 
which  has  largely  prevailed  among  the  older  pupils,  and  even 
among  little  boys  and  girls,  during  the  past  winter,,  of  attend¬ 
ing  parties,  sleigh  rides,  etc.,  has  been  very  detrimental,  embar¬ 
rassing  our  efforts  as  teachers,  and  retarding  the  progress  of 
school  work.  Pupils  who  were  greatly  interested,  and  were 
doing  excellent  work  during  the  fall  term,  have  lost  interest 
and  ambition,  for  no  other  cause  than  the  demoralizing 
influence  of  pleasure  parties.  Surely  there  are  enough  right 
minded  parents  to  secure  concert  of  action  in  remedying  an 
evil  which  is  painful  for  every  friend  of  the  young  to  witness. 
It  is  beyond  the  power  of  this  Board  to  prescribe  rules  for 
the  employment  of  pupils’  time  out  of  school  hours;  but  I 
wish  that  in  some  way  the  ear  of  each  parent  might  be 
reached,  warning  him  that,  as  he  values  the  physical,  mental 
and  moral  welfare  of  his  child,  he  must  take  heed  to  these 
things. 

I  desire  to  again  call  attention  to  the  crowded  condition  of 
our  primary  and  intermediate  departments.  We  are  now 
compelled  to  adopt  the  half-day  plan  in  our  u  A  ”  rooms  as 
a  temporary  measure,  until  more  room  is  provided.  About 
one  hundred  and  fifty  additional  sittings  should  be  furnished 
before  the  opening  of  the  next  school  year. 

Since  my  last  report  the  corps  of  teachers  has  been 
diminished  by  dropping  the  assistant  teacher  of  German,  and 
by  employing  Miss  Hageboeck’s  time  more  in  English 
studies  and  less  in  German,  thereby  dispensing  with  the 


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Second  Assistant  in  the  High  School.  This  change  has, 
however,  rendered  it  necessary  for  me  to  employ  fully  one- 
third  of  my  time  in  teaching. 

I  wish,  in  this  connection,  to  speak  of  the  relative  demand 
for  instruction  in  the  languages,  German  and  Latin.  There 
are  at  least  ten  who  desire  instruction  in  the  former  to  one  in 
the  latter.  I  would  suggest  the  propriety  of  making  a  change 
in  the  course  of  study  in  accordance  with  the  evident  wish  of 
the  majority. 

The  teacher’s  meetings  have  been  continued  semi¬ 
monthly,  with  increased  interest.  Discussions,  class  exercises, 
model  recitations,  selections  and  original  essays,  have  consti- 
ted  the  exercises  of  each  meeting. 

We  have  adopted  the  following  plan  for  ascertaining  and 
reporting  the  progress  of  pupils  in  scholarship:  pupils  are 
examined  regularly  each  month,  and  the  result  is  averaged 
with  the  class  standing  for  the  month;  when  a  topic  is 
completed,  pupils  are  examined  upon  the  entire  topic,  and  the 
result  is  averaged  with  the  monthly  standing  to  determine 
standing  in  topic.  It  gives  very  satisfactory  .results,  but  in¬ 
volves  considerable  labor  on  the  part  of  teachers. 

The  tabular  statement  on  the  following  page  will  show 
the  comparative  attendance,  etc.,  for  the  two  years  past. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

L.  GREGORY, 
Superintendent . 


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REPORT  OF  THE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


CONSOLIDATED  REPORTS. 


1876-7. 

•  m 

Month. 

Y  ear. 

No.  Enrolled. 

No.  Days  School. 

Average  Number 
Belonging. 

Average  daily  At¬ 
tendance. 

Per  cent,  of  At¬ 

tendance. 

No.  of  cases  of 

Tardiness. 

No.  neither  Absent 
nor  Tardy. 

Teachers  Tardy. 

No.  of  Visitors. 

No.  of  Cases  Cor¬ 

poral  Punishm’t. 

No.  of  Pupils  Ex¬ 

cused. 

April . 

1876 

855 

20 

763 

727 

95 

25 

34° 

2 

97 

3 

8l 

May . 

u 

787 

20 

747 

703 

94 

21 

457 

0 

556 

0 

70 

Sept . 

u 

883 

15 

838 

831 

99 

33 

620 

4 

61 

0 

64 

Oct . 

u 

944 

20 

894 

864 

97 

39 

557 

3 

170 

1 

92 

Nov . 

u 

960 

20 

917 

887 

96 

23 

5*H 

1 

106 

0 

99 

Dec . 

a 

939 

!3 

920 

871 

95 

64 

564 

0 

429 

0 

80 

Jan . 

00 

M 

946 

J9 

864 

807 

93 

125 

444 

5 

216 

0 

131 

Feb . 

u 

1026 

19 

967 

929 

96 

30 

573 

0 

212 

1 

134 

March . 

u 

1093 

20 

942 

895 

95 

68 

515 

0 

47b 

1 

47 

Mo.  Average. 

— 

937 

W 

00 

M-* 

to\ 

872 

835 

96 

47 

5i5 

1% 

257 

% 

78 

1875-6. 

April . 

187s 

764 

20 

61 1 

663 

93 

80 

302 

1 

121 

10 

53 

May . 

a 

73i 

20 

678 

%3 

94 

55 

3F5 

0 

148 

H 

30 

Sept . 

a 

809 

10 

763 

739 

97 

108 

5i6 

2 

47 

0 

3i 

Oct . 

u 

865 

20 

826 

793 

96 

122 

423 

7 

197 

0 

79 

Nov . 

u 

90.3 

20 

862 

834 

96 

109 

484 

4 

208 

0 

93 

Dec . 

u 

893 

18 

857 

825 

96 

i53 

45° 

1 

3*9 

0 

9i 

Jan . 

1876 

954 

20 

903 

857 

95 

124 

389 

3 

1 16 

1 

1 15 

Feb . 

u 

939 

1934 

893 

857 

96 

119 

387 

5 

136 

3 

107 

March . 

u 

889 

20 

844 

803 

95 

61 

410 

0 

513 

2 

100 

Mo.  Average. 

— 

861 

18K 

816 

779 

96 

103 

408 

2J4 

200 

3%  77% 

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RULES  AND  REGULATIONS. 

RULES  OF  THE  BOARD. 

1 

i.  Organization  and  Officers. 

The  members  of  the  Board  shall  meet  annually  upon  the 
first  Monday  following  the  school  election,  and  organize  by 
electing  a  President  and  a  Secretary,  who  shall  hold  their 
respective  offices  for  one  year,  and  until  their  successors  arfe 
duly  elected,  unless  sooner  removed  by  the  Board. 

Elections  shall  be  by  ballot,  and  a  majority  of  all  the  votes 
cast  shall  be  necessary  to  elect. 

2.  Duties  of  the  President. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  President  to  preside  at  all  meet¬ 
ings  of  the  Board,  preserve  order,  enforce  the  rules,  sign  all 
bonds,  notes,  agreements,  or  leases,  ordered  to  be  executed  by 
this  Board;  sign  all  orders  drawn  on  the  Treasurer,  and  on  or 
before  the  first  regular  meeting  after  the  organization  of  the 
Board  shall  appoint,  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Board,  the 
following  committees,  viz: 

(1) .  A  committee  of  three  on  School  Grounds  and  Build¬ 
ings; 

(2) .  A  committee  of  three  on  Supplies; 

(3) .  A  committee  of  three  on  Teachers  and  Finance; 

In  the  absence  or  inability  of  the  President,  a  President 
fro  tem.  shall  be  chosen  by  the  Board,  who  shall  for  the  time 
being  exercise  all  the  authority  and  perform  all  the  duties  of 
the  President. 

3.  Duties  of  the  Secretary. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Secretary  to  keep  a  complete 
record  of  the  proceedings  of  the  Board,  as  well  as  the 


24 


REPORT  OF  THE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


receipts  and  expenditures,  in  such  book  and  in  such  a  manner 
as  the  Board  may  prescribe.  He  shall  sign  all  documents 
requiring  the  signature  of  the  President,  and  notify  all  mem¬ 
bers,  in  due  time,  of  all  special  meetings.  He  shall  take. into 
his  possession  all  books,  papers,  and  other  documents  belong¬ 
ing  to  the  district  and  held  in  charge  by  the  Board,  and  safely 
keep  the  same  in  such  places  as  they  may  indicate,  subject  at 
all  times  to  their  prder,  or  the  examination  by  any  member 
thereof ;  and  lay  before  the  Board  at  their  next  meeting  all 
letters  and  other  documents  that  may  come  to  him  for  that 
purpose.  He  shall  refer  all  bills  and  claims  presented  to  the 
Board  to  their  respective  committees  to  be  audited,  and,  when 
ordered  paid,  shall  draw  orders  on  the  Treasurer  for  the  pay¬ 
ment  of  the  same.  He  shall  keep  stubs  of  all  orders  issued, 
stating  thereon  the  party  to  whom  and  the  purpose  for  which 
such  order  was  issued,  the  amount  thereof,  and  the  fund  on 
which  the  same  was  drawn.  He  shall  hold  his  books,  records 
and  accounts  at  all  times  subject  to  the  inspection  of  any  voter 
or  tax-payer  of  the  district,  and  annually  prepare  and  publish 
the  report  required  by  the  school  law,  together  with  such 
other  items  of  interest  and  information  as  the  Board  may  di¬ 
rect.  He  shall  receive  all  moneys  due  from  incidental  sources, 
make  out  all  bills,  collect  and  pay  over  the  same  to  the  Treas¬ 
urer,  taking  his  receipt  therefor.  He  shall  register  the  names 
and  address  of  all  applicants  for  positions  in  the  schools,  and, 
under  the  direction  of  the  committee  on  supplies,  procure  all 
necessary  registers,  books  of  record,  blanks,  etc.,  for  the 
use  of  the  teachers  and  pupils;  shall  meet  the  teachers  at  their 
regular  monthly  meeting,  deliver  to  them  their  orders,  taking 
their  receipt  therefor,  and  perform  all  other  duties  generally 
incumbent  upon  such  officer. 

4.  Committee  on  Grounds  and  Buildings. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  this  committee  to  take  special  charge 
of  the  school  grounds  and  the  buildings  thereon,  to  examine 
them  each  year  (and  oftener  if  required),  and  report  to  the 
Board  what  improvements,  repairs  or  alterations  may  be 
necessary,  furnishing  an  estimate  of  the  cost  of  the  same. 


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y.  Committee  on  Supplies. 

This  committee  shall  have  special  direction  of  the  purchase 
of  all  apparatus,  books  of  reference,  furniture,  fuel  and  gen¬ 
eral  supplies  used  in  and  required  by  the  schools,  and,  with 
the  advice  of  the  Superintendent,  shall  report  to  the  Board 
what  may,  from  time  to  time,  be  needed,  and,  with  their  sanc¬ 
tion,  shall,  through  the  Secretary,  order  all  supplies  for  the 
various  departments  of  the  schools. 

6.  Committee  on  Teachers  and  Finance. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  this  committee  to  ascertain  as  nearly 
as  possible  what  the  yearly  expenses  of  the  school  will  be, 
to  consider  and  report  to  the  Board  the  amount  of  salaries  of 
all  persons  employed  by  them,  and  to  suggest  candidates  for 
all  vacancies. 


MEETINGS'  AND  RULES  OF  ORDER. 

1.  The  regular  meetings — except  the  yearly — shall  be 
held  on  the  first  Monday  following  the  last  Saturday  of  each 
month,  at  eight  o’clock  p.  m.,  from  the  first  of  April  to  the 
first  of  October,  and  at  half-past  seven  o’clock  p.  m.,  the  bal¬ 
ance  of  the  year. 

2.  Special  meetings  may  be  called  at  any  time  by  the 
President,  or  upon  the  written  request  of  two  members, 
through  the  Secretary. 

3.  A  majority  of  the  Board  shall  be  required  to  consti¬ 
tute  a  quorum,  but  a  less  number  may  adjourn  from  time  to 
time. 

4.  At  the  appointed  hour  the  President  shall  call  the 
meeting  to  order,  and  as  soon  as  a  quorum  is  present  shall 
proceed  with  the  business  of  the  meeting  in  the  following 
order : 

(1) .  Reading  of  the  Minutes. 

(2) .  Reports  of  Standing  Committees  in  order. 

(3) .  Reports  of  Special  Committees  in  order. 


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(4) .  Report  and  Suggestions  of  Superintendent. 

(5) .  Communications  to  the  Board. 

(6) .  Bills  and  Unfinished  Business. 

(7) .  New  Business. 

5.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Board  at  their  May  meet¬ 
ing  to  reappoint  such  teachers  in  their  employ  as  they  wish  to 
retain,  and  notify  them  of  such  appointment  at  or  before  the 
close  of  the  term. 

6.  An  examination  of  applicants  for  vacant  positions  will 
be  held  in  the  month  of  June  of  each  year;  notice  of  such 
examination,  stating  position  vacant,  salary  paid,  and  length 
of  school  year,  having  been  previously  given  to  such  appli¬ 
cants.  Applicants  must  pass  an  oral  and  written  examination 
in  all  the  branches  now  required  by  law,  in  theory  and  prac¬ 
tice  of  teaching,  and  in  Constitution  of  the  United  States.  An 
average  of  75  per  cent,  will  entitle  applicant  to  a  certificate. 
The  Board  may  defer  examination  in  botany  and  natural  phi¬ 
losophy  for  a  term,  in  which  case  an  average  of  85  per  cent, 
will  be  required  in  the  other  branches.  No  new  appointment 
shall  hereafter  be  made,  previous  to  such  an  examination. 

7.  Separate  bills  must  be  rendered  for  articles  purchased 
for  each  school,  and  in  accordance  with  classification  and  duties 
of  the  respective  committees. 

8.  Every  member  present  shall  vote  on  all  questions, 

unless  excused  bv  the  Board. 

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9.  The  yeas  and  nays  shall  be  called  and  entered  on  the 
records  whenever  demanded  by  any  member  of  the  Board. 

10.  No  member  shall  retire  before  the  close  of  the  session 
without  permission  of  the  President. 

11.  Unless  otherwise  provided,  the  rules  of  order  shall 
be  the  same  as  those  for  the  government  of  deliberative 
bodies,  as  laid  down  in  Cushing’s  Manual. 


DUTIES  OF.  THE  SUPERINTENDENT. 

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1.  The  Superintendent  shall  devote  himself  exclusively 
to  his  duties,  shall  be  in  the  office  of  the  Board  half  an  hour 


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before  the  opening  of  school  each  morning,  shall  exercise  a 
general  supervision  over  all  the  schools,  buildings,  etc.,  shall 
examine  carefully  into  the  condition  and  progress  of  all  the 
rooms,  and  see  that  all  the  rules  are  faithfully  complied  with. 

2.  He  shall  acquaint  himself  with  the  progress  of  instruc¬ 
tion  and  discipline  in  other  schools,  shall  attend  the  meetings 
of  the  Board  when  required  by  any  member,  shall  assist  at 
the  examination  of  teachers,  shall  examine  pupils  for  promo¬ 
tion,  shall  attend  the  examinations  of  the  various  rooms,  or 
conduct  the  same,  as  may  from  time  to  time  be  directed. 

3.  He  shall  consolidate  the  monthly  reports  of  the  teach¬ 
ers,  and  report  the  same  to  the  Board  at  their  next  meeting, 
together  with  such  other  statistics  as  may  be  required,  and 
make  such  suggestions  as  may  assist  the  Board  in  the  dis¬ 
charge  of  their  duties. 

4.  He  must  hold  the  teachers  and  janitors  responsible  for 
the  proper  discharge  of  their  duties,  and  will  himself  be  held 
responsible  to  the  Board  for  the  same. 

5.  He  shall  have  power  to  make  such  additional  rules, 
under  the  sanction  of  the  Board,  as  may  be  necessary;  to  ap¬ 
point  such  teachers’  meetings  other  than  the  regular  monthly 
meeting  as  he  may  deem  proper,  for  the  purpose  of  consulta¬ 
tion  in  regard  to  the  wants  of  the  schools  and  the  best  methods 
of  imparting  instruction  and  enforcing  discipline. 

6.  He  shall  carefully  observe  the  work  of  all  teachers, 
shall  consult  and  advise  with  them,  and  promptly  report  to 
the  Board  any  teacher  deficient  or  incompetent  to  discharge 
her  duties. 

7.  The  Superintendent  shall  have  power  to  suspend  a 
pupil,  but  only  in  case  of  violent  or  direct  opposition  to 
authcy'ity,  and  for  conduct  detrimental  to  the  interests  of  the 
school.  When  so  suspended,  a  pupil  can  be  reinstated  only 
by  a  vote  of  the  Board,  and  by  making  an  apology  as  open  as 
the  offense,  and  by  giving  assurance  of  implicit  obedience  in 
the  future. 

S.  The  Superintendent  must,  when  possible,  first  admon¬ 
ish  the  pupil,  and  ask  the  co-operation  of  the  parent  or  guar¬ 
dian.  When  suspension  takes  place,  he  must  notify  the 


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parent  or  guardian,  and  the  Board  of  the  fact,  and  the  cause 
of  the  same.  Corporal  punishment  shall  be  used  only  in 
exceptional  cases. 

9.  The  Superintendent  shall  take  charge  of  and  direct 
all  teachers’  meetings,  and  at  the  close  of  each  term  shall 
report  to  the  Board  all  teachers  absent  from,  tardy  at,  or 
leaving  their  meetings  before  the  close  of  the  same,  or  failing 
to  perform  the  parts  assigned  theffi. 

10.  At  the  close  of  the  school  year  he  shall  deposit  in  the 
office  of  the  Board  all  class  books,  records,  registers  and 
schedules  used  during  the  year,  and  make  such  report  of  the 
condition,  progress  and  wants  of  the  schools,  as  may  be 
required  of  hi’m. 


DUTIES  OF  PUPILS. 

1.  Non-resident  pupils  may,  if  there  are  vacant  seats,  be 
admitted  for  not  less  than  ten  weeks — tuition  invariably  in 
advance,  at  five  dollars,  four  dollars,  and  three  dollars  per 
term,  or  fifty  cents,  forty  cents,  and  thirty  cents  per  week, 
according  to  grade. 

2.  Pupils  will  be  required  to  provide  themselves  with  all 
books  and  other  articles  necessary  for  their  advancement. 

3.  Pupils  will  not  be  allowed  to  go  into  any  hall  higher 
than  their  own,  or  remain  on  the  school  grounds  after  dismis¬ 
sal,  without  permission. 

4.  Damage  to  school  property  by  any  pupil  must  be 
promptly  repaired  at  such  pupil’s  expense. 

5.  Pupils  shall  be  examined  at  the  close  of  each  term. 
All  pupils  absent  from  such  examination  will  be  examined  by 
the  Superintendent  before  they  can  rejoin  their  classes. 

6.  All  pupils  in  the  High  and  Grammar  schools  shall 
pursue  three  regular  studies,  unless  excused  by  the  Superin¬ 
tendent. 

7.  Excuses  for  music  lessons  must  be  obtained  from  the 
Superintendent. 

8.  For  six  half  days’  unexcused  absence  (two  tardinesses 


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equal  to  a  half  clay’s  absence)  in  four  consecutive  weeks,  a 
pupil  shall  be  suspended. 

9.  Pupils  suspended  for  unexcused  absence,  under  pre¬ 
vious  rule,  may  be  reinstated  for  the  first  offense,  by  the 
Superintendent,  for  reasons  that  shall  be  satisfactory  to  him. 
For  reinstatement  for  subsequent  suspensions  under  that  rule, 
the  pupil  must  apply  to  the  Board. 

10.  For  absence,  tardiness  and  dismission  from  school 
before  the  time  of  closing,  the  pupil  must  present  from  parent 
or  guardian  an  excuse. 

11.  After  two  days’  consecutive  absence,  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  teacher  to  notify  the  parent  or  guardian  of  such 
absence,  and  after  three  days’  absence  to  drop  the  name  of 
such  pupil  from  the  roll. 


PRIVILEGES  OF  PUPILS. 

1.  Pupils  of  the  High  School  who  complete  the  pre¬ 
scribed  course  of  study  and  pass  a  satisfactory  examination, 
shall  be  entitled  to  certificates  of  graduation. 

2.  A  training  class  shall  be  organized,  the  members  of 
which  shall  receive  daily  instruction  in  the  u  theory  of  teach¬ 
ing,”  and  have  practice  under  the  eye  of  a  competent  critic. 

3.  Pupils  who  receive  certificates  of  graduation  from  the 
High  School,  and  spend  a  year  in  the  training  class,  shall  be 
entitled  to  a  first  grade  teacher’s  certificate  from  the  Board  of 
Education,  and  their  claims  shall  be  entitled  to  the  first  con¬ 
sideration  in  filling  vacancies  in  the  corps  of  teachers. 


DUTIES  OF  TEACHERS. 

1.  Certificates  must  be  presented  to  the  Secretary  of  the 
Board,  and  contract  signed,  before  any  teacher  can  enter  upon 
the  discharge  of  her  duty. 

2.  Teachers  must  be  in  their  school  rooms  at  least  twenty 
minutes  before  the  opening  of  each  session,  and  any  teacher 


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failing  to  comply  with  this  rule  shall  report  herself  tardy  to 
the  Superintendent. 

3.  They  shall  open  school  promptly  at  the  appointed 
time,  devote  themselves  during  school  hours  exclusively  to 
the  instruction  of  their  pupils,  maintain  good  order,  and  strictly 
adhere  to  the  course  of  study  prescribed  by  the  Board. 

4.  They  shall  not  allow  any  agent  or  other  person  to 
exhibit  in  their  schools  any  books  or  articles  of  apparatus 
unless  by  consent  of  the  Superintendent,  nor  any  contribu¬ 
tions  for  any  purposes  whatever  to  be  taken  up;  nor  shall 
they  receive  presents  of  money  or  valuables  from  pupils 
under  their  tuition. 

3.  Any  teacher  who  may  be  absent  from  school  from 
sickness  or  other  necessity,  must  cause  immediate  notice  of 
such  absence  to  be  given  to  the  Superintendent. 

6.  No  teacher  shall  resign  without  giving  four  weeks’ 
written  notice  to  the  President  of  the  Board,  and  in  default  of 
which  all  compensation  for  that  time  may  be  declared  for¬ 
feited. 

4.  All  the  teachers  in  the  employ  of  the  Board  shall 
meet  together  on  the  last  Saturday  of  each  school  month  at 
half-past  nine  o’clock  a.  m.  (and  at  such  other  times  as  the 
Superintendent  may  direct),  for  the  purpose  of  promoting  the 
best  interests  of  the  schools.  The  time  shall  be  employed  in 
discussing  the  best  methods  of  teaching  and  discipline,  and  as 
the  Board  mav  direct. 

8.  All  teachers  above  the  primary  grade  shall  make  a 
monthly  report  to  parents  or  guardians  of  the  attendance, 
punctuality,  deportment  and  scholarship  of  all  pupils  under 
their  instruction. 

9.  Teachers  will  be  held  strictly  responsible  for  any  in¬ 
juries  done  to  their  rooms  or  furniture.  They  must  attend 
carefully  to  the  ventilation  and  temperature  of  their  rooms, 
and  promptly  and  neatly  make  out  their  schedules,  registers, 
and  reports. 

.  10.  Teachers  may  detain  pupils  after  school  to  make  up 
neglected  lessons,  but  no  pupil  shall  be  deprived  of  recess. 

11.  Teachers  will  not  be  expected  to  use  the  text-book 


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in  recitations  in  those  studies  where  the  pupils  do  not  use  it. 

12.  Any  teacher  failing  to  secure  compliance  with  the 
rules  of  the  school,  shall  immediately  report  such  pupil  to  the 
Superintendent. 

13.  Teachers  may  visit  any  of  the  public  schools  in  this 
or  neighboring  cities,  for  the  purpose  of  observing  different 
methods  of  instruction  and  discipline.  But  such  visits  shall 
not  occupy  more  than  one  half  day  each  term,  and  then  only 
with  the  permission  of  the  Superintendent. 

14.  All  substitutes  shall  receive  as  compensation  three- 
fourths  of  the  amount  of  the  regular  pay  of  the  teacher,  the 
amount  to  be  deducted  therefrom  by  the  Board. 


DUTIES  OF  JANITORS. 

The  janitors  appointed  by  the  Board  are  required  to  keep 
the  rooms  well  warmed  and  properly  ventilated,  daily  swept 
and  dusted,  and,  when  necessary i  washed;  to  ring  the  bells  as 
directed  by  the  Superintendent,  to  keep  the  walks  free  from 
snow  and  ice,  to  make  all  needed  repairs  in  term  time,  to  keep 
all  out-buildings  in  good  condition,  to  closely  watch  and  care¬ 
fully  protect  all  school  property  in  and  about  the  building, 
and  during  vacation  to  make  such  improvements  upon  build¬ 
ings  and  grounds  as  the  Board  or  their  committee  may  direct. 


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FORM  OF  TEACHER’S  CONTRACT 

These  articles  of  agreement  between - teacher,  of 

-  County,  and  State  of - ,  party  of  the  first  part, 

and  the  Board  of  Education  of  District  No.  2,  Township  18, 
Range  i,  West  of  the  4th  P.  M.,  County  of  Rock  Island,  and 
State  of  Illinois,  party  of  the  second  part,  witnesseth :  That 

the  said - ,  party  of  the  first  part,  hereby  agrees  to  teach 

in - department  of  the  Public  Schools  of  said  District 

for  the  school  year  beginning  on  the  —  day  of - ,  187-; 

to  impartially  govern  and  faithfully  instruct  all  pupils  com¬ 
mitted  to  her  charge,  to  strictly  conform  to  all  the  rules  and 
regulations  established  by  the  Board,  and  comply  with  all 
the  requirements  of  the  school  laws. 

The  Board  of  Education,  party  of  the  second  part,  for 
themselves  and  'their  successors  in  office,  in  the  name  and  in 
behalf  of  the  District,  hereby  agree  to  furnish  all  necessary 
facilities  for  the  teacher  and  pupil,  to  co-operate  with  and 
assist  the  teacher  in  the  discharge  of  her  duties,  and  to  pay 

the  said - for  services  rendered  as  teacher  the  sum  of - 

dollars  per  month,  of  four  weeks  of  five  days  of  six  hours 
each. 

The  Board  reserve  the  right  to  transfer  the  teacher  to  any 
other  room,  if  the  good  of  the  school  so  requires.  They  also 
reserve  all  the  rights,  powers  and  privileges  conferred  upon 
them  by  the  school  laws. 

In  testimony  whereof,  we  have  hereunto  subscribed  our 
hands  this - day  of - ,  187 

_  f'eacher. 

_ President , 

_  Secretary , 

Board  of  Education. 


FIFTH  ANNUAL  REPORT 


OF  THE 


BOARD  OF  EDUCATION 


OF  THE 


MOLINE  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS 

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FOR  THE 


Year  Ending  March  31st,  1878. 


MOLINE,  ILLINOIS. 


MOLINE,  ILL.  : 

R.  IT.  Moore,  Steam  Book  and  Job  Printer,  Metropolitan  Block. 

I878. 


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M EMBERS 

OF  THE 

BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


W.  C.  BENNETT,  President. 

H.  H.  GROVER,  Secretary. 
JONATHAN  HUNTOON.  WM.  H.  EDWARDS. 
WM.  T.  BALL.  H.  L.  BULLEN. 


TERMS  EXPIRE: 

W.  C.  BENNETT,  JONATHAN  HUNTOON, 

ApriJ,  1S7S. 

H.  H.  GROVER,  H.  L.  BULLEN, 

April,  1S79. 

WM.  T.  BALL,  WM.  H.  EDWARDS, 


April,  1880. 


CORPS  OF  TEACHERS  FOR  1877-8. 


LYMAN  GREGORY, 

Superintendent. 

Miss  MARY  A.  KEYES,  Principal  of  High  School. 

Miss  M.  E.  QUACKENBUSH,  First  Assistant,  High  School. 
Miss  E.  E.  MARSH,  Second  Assistant,  High  School. 

Miss  ELLA  CLEAVES,  First  Grammar  Room. 

Miss  E.  J.  McMEEKAN,  Second  Grammar  Room. 

Miss  F.  G.  WRIGHT,  First  Intermediate  Room. 

Miss  R.  M.  PARKER,  Second  Intermediate  Room. 

Miss  S.  C.  REED,  Third  Intermediate  Room. 

Miss  J.  E.  JACKSON,  First  Primary  Room. 

Miss  A.  M.  PICKENS,  Second  Primary  Room. 

Mrs.  A.  M.  WELLS,  Third  Primary  Room. 

Miss  A.  E.  SCHOON MAKER,  Fourth  Primary  Room. 

WEST  WARD. 

Miss  M.  C.  IIALE,  Second  Grammar  Room. 

Miss  A.  M.  CRAWFORD,  First  Intermediate  Room. 

Miss  S.  CORNWALL,  Second  Intermediate  Room. 

M  iss  L.  C.  LONG,  First  Primary  Room. 

Miss  F.  A.  II UNTOON,  Second  Primary  Room. 

Miss  L.  JAMERSON,  Third  Primary  Room. 

Miss  A.  M.  STRAWDER,  Fourth  Primary  Room. 

EAST  WARD. 

Miss  F.  G.  FERGUSON,  Intermediate  Room. 

Miss  H.  McKEEVER,  Primary  Room. 


REPORT 

OF  THE 

BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


In  compliance  with  the  requirements  of  the  school  law,  the 
Board  of  Education  herewith  present  their  fifth  annual  report. 

Improvements  and  Repairs. 

Since  the  erection  of  our  school  houses,  but  little  has  been  ex¬ 
pended  by  the  Board  upon  the  buildings  beyond  what  has  been 
needed  for  their  preservation.  This  year,  quite  extensive  improve¬ 
ments  have  been  made,  especially  upon  the  Central  House.  The 
exterior  wood  and  tin-work  have  been  repainted,  and  the  interior 
has  been  painted,  grained  and  varnished  throughout.  This  work 
was  done  by  contract,  and  in  a  manner  and  at  prices  satisfactory 
to  the  Board.  One  of  the  out-buildings  has  been  enlarged,  and 
both  repainted.  The  heating  apparatus  has  been  reset,  the  water 
pipes  relaid,  the  grounds  improved,  and  the  fences  repaired  and 
repainted. 

The  parties  who  put  on  the  lead  roofing  having  failed  to  replace 
the  balance,  as  mentioned  in  our  last  report,  the  Board,  after  giv¬ 
ing  them  due  notice,  let  the  contract  for  replacing  the  same  with 
tin  to  D.  O.  Reid.  The  cost  of  the  work,  including  two  coats  of 
paint,  as  required  by  the  original  plans,  was  about  three  hundred 
dollars.  Unless  settlement  is  made  at  an  early  day,  suit  will  be 
begun  to  recover  the  expense  incurred  in  making  the  change.  The 
amount  named  should  be  deducted  from  the  amount  expended 
upon  the  house.  The  Central  House  and  grounds  are  now  in  fine 
condition,  and  will  not  require  much  expense  for  several  years. 

The  exterior  of  the  West  Ward  House  has  been  repainted,  and 
the  interior  will  doubtless  be  grained  during  the  summer  vacation. 
The  out-buildings  and  fences  have  also  been  repainted.  A  ISTo.  4 
Bennett  furnace  has  been  placed  in  the  basement  to  warm  the  halls, 
and  an  additional  room  has  been  seated. 


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The  interior  of  the  East  Ward  House  has  received  two  coats  of 
paint,  and  trees  have  been  planted  about  the  grounds. 

More  Room. 

The  half-day  plan  introduced  during  the  latter  part  of  last  year, 
was  abandoned  without  giving  it  a  fair  trial.  An  additional  room 
was  opened*  in  the  West  Ward  House,  and  the  ward  limit  moved 
one  block  further  East.  This  compels  pupils  living  within  six 
blocks  of  the  Central  House  to  go  to  the  West  Ward  House,  a 
distance  of  twelve  blocks.  To  offer  additional  relief  to  the  Central 
House,  the  East  Ward  limit  was  moved  one  block  West,  viz. : 
to  center  of  Wood  street,  from  river  to  bluff. 

With  this  arrangement  of  lines  our  rooms  have  not  been  over¬ 
crowded,  though  generally  filled  to  their  utmost  capacity.  Had 
there  not  been  a  general  prevalence  of  the  measles  and  whooping- 
cough  during  the  winter  months,  we  could  not  have  accommodated 
all  who  would  have  sought  for  admission. 

The  need  of  more  room  in  the  locality  of  the  Second  Ward  lot 
is  imperative,  and  parents  who  are  compelled  to  send  their 
little  ones  twelve  blocks,  are  demanding  the  erection  of  a 
house  upon  that  lot.  Last  spring,  in  our  tax  levy,  the  Board  in¬ 
cluded  a  sum  sufficient  to  grade  and  prepare  these  grounds  for 
fencing  and  building.  This  will  doubtless  be  done  this  Spring. 

The  necessity  for  a  School  House  in  that  part  of  the  city  is  so 
great,  and  the  demands  of  the  citizens  of  that  locality  for  suitable 
and  convenient  school  facilities  so  just,  that  we  must  urge  upon 
the  public  the  propriety  of  taking  early  action  in  response  to  the 
general  call  for  a  new  house  in  that  ward.  At  present  the  Board 
can  only  grade  the  grounds,  and  so  be  ready  to  execute  the  will  of 
the  people  whenever  they  shall  make  it  known  at  the  ballot-box. 

Judging  from  our  census  returns,  we  shall  soon  be  able  to  fill 
at  least  one-half  of  a  twelve-room  building.  It  will  doubtless  be 
economy  for  the  district  to  erect  and  inclose,  at  an  early  day,  such 
a  building,  finish  off  six  or  eight  rooms,  and  leave  the  balance  to 
be  completed  as  required  to  meet  the  increasing  wants  of  the  ward. 

This  would  enable  the  Board  to  so  rearrange  the  ward  limits 
that  all  could  be  easily  accommodated,  without  going  unreasona¬ 
ble  distances. 

Bonded  Debt  and  Temporary  Loan. 

Our  bonded  debt  in  July  next  will  be  reduced  to  $14,51*5.00. 

Our  temporary  loan,  this  year,  has  been  only  $3,000.  This 
will  be  paid  at  maturity,  1st  April,  from  taxes  now  being  collected. 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


Tuition  Fund. 

This  fund  now  amounts  to  §447.12.  N o  apparatus  and  but  few 
reference  books  have  been  purchased  during  the  year.  A  list  of 
books  is  now  being  made  and  will  soon  be  purchased. 

A  limited  amount  will  also  be  expended  for  school  apparatus. 

It  is  our  purpose  to  place  at  the  disposal  of  teacher  and  pupil 
the  necessary  facilities  for  good  thorough  work. 


Teachers. 

About  the  usual  number  of  changes  were  •made  at  the  begin¬ 
ning  of  the  year.  The  vacant  places  were  readily  filled  by  others, 
who  have  done  good  work  and  given  good  satisfaction.  , 

Early  in  last  term,  Miss  Barnett,  teacher  in  u  B  ”  room.  East 
Ward,  resigned  on  acount  of  failing  health,  and  has  recently  died. 
At  the  close  of  the  term,  Miss  Marsh,  2d  assistant  in  High  School, 
resigned  for  a  similar  reason,  and  with  Miss  Hale,  who,  at  her 
own  request,  has  been  released  from  her  contract,  goes  elsewhere 
in  search  of  health.  Their  places  have  been  filled  by  parties  who 
came  to  us  with  good  testimonials  of  ability  and  professional 
success. 

As  will  be  seen  from  our  salary  account,  there  lias  been  a  saving 
of  over  $300.00,  though  our  corps  of  teachers  has  been  larger  by 
two,  and  our  term  extended  a  week  longer  then  last  year. 

While  it  is  not  a  wise  policy,  or  good  financering,  to  seek  to 
obtain  teachers  at  the  lowest  possible  rates,  yet  this  branch  of 
industry  must  necessarily  feel  the  effect  of  competition.  The  law 
of  supply  and  demand  makes  no  exception  in  favor  of  this  special 
calling,  and  will,  to  some  extent,  regulate  the  compensation  paid 
for  services  rendered.  Under  these  circumstances,  would  it  not 
be  wise  for  us  to  give  the  graduates  of  our  High  School  the 
advantage  of  at  least  one  year’s  normal  training,  with  the  distinct 
understanding  that  they  shall,  if  desired,  teach  for  a  time  at 
such  rates  as  will  justify  us  in  making  the  extra  expense  of  a  fram¬ 
ing  teacher. 

To  us  it  seems  to  be  a  favorable  time  to  inaugurate  this  new 
departure  in  our  school  work.  The  investment  would,  doubtless, 
yield  ample  returns  in  the  increased  usefulness  of  our  teachers 
and  in  the  improvement  of  our  pupils.  At  the  same  time  it  would 
enable  us  to  fill  vacancies  largely  from  our  own  graduates. 

Concerning  this  measure,  as  well  as  the  use  of  our  present 
course  of  study,”  or  the  extension  of  our  High  School  course, 
there  will  be  different  opinions,  and  the  wisdom  of  introducing 
the  one  and  continuing  the  others  can  be  determined  only  by  a 


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fair  and  impartial  trial.  There  seems  to  be  a  just  demand  for  a 
slightly  enlarged  course  of  study,  extending  over  four  years 
instead  of  three,  thus  enabling  our  pupils  to  give  more  time  and 
thought  to  the  branches  now  taught.  The  suggestions  of  the 
Superintendent  upon  these  points  are  worthy  of  your  considera¬ 
tion. 


Discipline. 

We  are  pleased  to  report  a  general  improvement  in  the  disci¬ 
pline  of  our  schools.  The  grievances  complained  of  in  our  last 
report  have  largely  ceased,  or  are  confined  to  comparatively  few. 

For  them  the  only  remedy  is  expulsion  from  our  schools,  or 
confinement  in  the  school  of  reform.  Our  only  regret  is  that  the 
law  does  not  permit  us  to  remove  them  to  such  a  school  —  where 
they  can  be  more  easily  restrained  and  more  thoroughly  reformed. 

A  few  changes  have  been  made  in  our  Rules ;  others  are  under 
consideration. 

Our  expenses  for  the  year,  though  slightly  larger  than  the  year 
previous,  show,  when  the  amount  expended  on  improvements  and 
repairs  is  considered,  a.  tendency  to  economy  in  the  expenditure  of 
the  funds  committed  to  our  trust. 

The  general  condition  of  our  schools  is  encouraging,  and  the 
prospects  for  the  future  were  never  better. 

We  invite  your  attention  to  the  tables  annexed;  to  the  exhibit 
of  expenditures  and  to  the  report  of  the  Superintendent. 

W.  C,  BENNETT, 

11.  H.  GROVER,  President. 

Secretary. 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


COMPARATIVE  ATTENDANCE. 


Last  year. 

Increase. 

This  year. 

Increase. 

Loss. 

No.  pupils  returned . 

2123 

408 

1737 

386 

Entire  enrolment . 

1104 

43 

II44 

140 

Greatest  No.  enroled  any  month . 

IO93 

139 

1033 

60 

Greatest  No.  in  attendance  any  month, 

929 

72 

995  , 

65 

Total  No.  under  21 . 

3269 

517 

2909 

386 

CENSUS  REPORT  OF  1877-8. 


WARDS. 

5  years  of  age. 

Under  6  yrs. 

Bet.  6  and  21. 

Under  21  years. 

Population. 

Males. 

Females. 

Total. 

Males. 

Females. 

Total. 

Males. 

Females. 

Total. 

East  Ward . 

19 

86 

63 

149 

105 

88 

193 

I9I 

151 

342 

676 

Central  Ward . 

63 

245 

245 

49O 

425 

435 

860 

670 

680 

1350 

3162 

West  Ward . . 

78 

230 

232 

462 

284 

312 

596 

514 

544 

1058 

2261 

West  of  Canal  St. . 

19 

39 

32 

71 

43 

45 

88 

82 

77 

T59 

310 

T  otal . . 

179 

600 

572 

II72 

857 

880 

1737 

1457 

1452 

2QOQ 

6409 

Last  Year . 

151 

588 

558 

1146 

1056 

1067 

2123 

1644 

1625 

3269 

6299 

Gain 

22 

12 

14 

26 

I IO 

Loss  . 

T99 

187 

386 

187 

173 

360 

\  ' 

The  loss  shown  in  the  above  table  indicates  an  error  in  the  returns  of 
the  census  for  this  or  last  year. 


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EXPENDITURES. 


Salaries . 


L.  Gregory,  Superintendent, 


f?  YEAR. 

$1,600  oo 


$1,623  52 


CENTRAL  HOUSE. 


Miss  M.  A.  Cook,  Principal  High  School,  2  m.  .$680  00  $160  00 
Miss  M.  A.  Keyes,  Prin.  High  School,  6%  m..'.  675  00  506  25 

Miss  L.  Hageboeck,  Ass’t  High  School,  2  m. . .  637  50  150  00 

Miss  Quackenbush,  Ass’t  High  School,  6 %  m.  .  .  550  00  409  50 

Miss  M.  E.  Marsh,  Ass’t  High  School,  6^  m..  .  450  00  318  75 

Miss  Ella  Cleaves,  1st  Grammar  Room,  8%  m.  .  467  50  460  62 

Miss  B.  H  Lewis,  2d  Grammar  Room,  2m....  425  00  100  00 

Miss  E.  J.  McMeekan,  Grammar  Room,  6%  m..  425  00  318  75 


Miss  M.  C.  Wolcott,  G  Room,  2  m .  425  00  100  00 

Miss  F.  G.  Wright,  G  Room,  6%  m .  425  00  316  39 

Miss  R.  M.  Parker,  F  Room,  8%  m .  425  00  418  75 

Miss  S.  G.  Reed,  E  Room,  8%  m . .  425  00  418  75 

Miss  M.  C.  Cornwall,  D  Room,  2  m  .  425  00  100  00 

Miss  J.  E.  Jackson,  D  Room,  6%  m .  382  50  283  17 

Miss  A.  M.  Pickens,  C  Room,  8 %  m .  425  00  418  75 

Mrs.  A.  M.  Wells,  B  Room,  8%  m . 425  00  420  45 

Miss  A.  E.  Schoonmaker,  A  Room,  8%  m .  450  00  437  50 


WEST  WARD  HOUSE. 

Miss  M.  C.  Hale,  2d  Grammar  Room,  8%  m.  . .  467  50  464  62 


Miss  E.  E.  Marsh,  G  Room,  2  m .  450  00  100  00 

Miss  A.  M.  Crawford,  G  Room,  6-f0-  m .  382  50  284  99 

Miss  S.  C.  Cornwall,  F  Room,  5-^-  m .  382  50  226  83 

Miss  L.  C.  Long,  D  Room,  8%  m  .  382  50  364  77 

Miss  J.  E.  Jackson,  C  Room,  2  m .  382  50  73  50 

Miss  F.  A.  Huntoon,  C  Room,  5-T%  m .  340  00  199  90 

Miss  L.  Tamerson,  B  Room,  8%  m .  425  00  418  75 

Miss  A.  M.  Strawder,  A  room,  8%  m . 450  00  447  50 


$5,337  63 


* 


$2,580  86 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION", 


EAST  WARD  HOUSE. 

425  OO  418  75 
405  00  90  OO 

425  OO  151  21 

350  OO  126  85 

$  786  8l 

SUBSTITUTES. 

•; . $  18  85 

.  5  91 

.  7  08 

. 15  93 

.  10  00 

'  $  57  77 

Total  Salaries .  $10,386  59 


Miss  E.  Babcock  .  . . 
Miss  S.  Hartzell 
Miss  A.  L.  Pollinger 
Miss  L.  J.  Cleaves  .  . 
Mr.  Wm.  Meese. . . . 


Miss  F  G.  Ferguson,  B  Room,  8%  m 
Miss  M.  Y.  Clement,  A  Room,  2  m.. 
M  iss  M.  Barnett,  A  Room,  3^  m. .  . 
Miss  H.  McKeever,  A  Room,  3^%  m. 


Secretary. 


H.  H.  Grover,  Secretary 


150  00 


Janitors. 


C.  H.  Belding,  Central  House,  2 

m .  . .  . 

. $45 

OO 

$  9° 

OO 

T.  Everson,  Central  Flouse,  8  m. 

.  45 

OO 

360 

OO 

T.  Jewett,  Central  House,  2  m.. 

.  45 

OO 

90 

OO 

J.  Forsberg,  West  Ward  House, 

2  m .  . . 

.  35 

OO 

70 

OO 

P.  Huntoon,  West  Ward  House, 

8m.. 

.  38  and  40 

OO 

303 

OO 

J.  F.  Carlstedt,  East  Ward  House,  9  m. 

.  15 

OO 

137 

30 

hiterest. 

First  National  Bank,  temporary  Loan  . . . . 


$1,050  30 


102  43 


Furniture  and  Fixtures. 


Sterling  School  Furniture  Co.,  seats,  ink  wells,  etc . $143  85 

Geo.  W.  Dow,  pointers .  .  6  00 

J.  F.  Carlstedt,  rulers .  . . .  I  50 

E.  Okerberg,  clock,  West  Ward .  11  00 

Daniel  Gould,  curtains,  basket,  etc .  5  05 

D.  O.  Reid,  stove  and  fixtures .  32  75 

W.  T.  Flagg,  heater  for  hall .  65  15 

David  Don.  pipe,  gtc . . . .  23  OO 


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Vanduzen  &  Tift,  bell .  149  75 

E.  Smith  &  Co.,  coal  hod,  etc .  2  50 

$  440  50 

Stationery  and  Supplies. 

Sam  Kennedy,  reports  for  1877 . $  72  00 

Sam  Kennedy,  postal  cards  and  programmes .  11  15 

Richards  and  Sohrbeck,  supplies .  80  29 

Hadley  Bros.,  registers . 28  95 

Clendenin  &  Martin,  schedules . 1  25 

H.  H.  Grover,  postal  cards,  stamps,  etc .  2  75 

$  196  39 

Fuel. 

D.  W.  Sickels,  coal . $  3  25 

Dimock,  Gould  &  Co.,  splints .  16  50 

Porter  Bros.,  421  bushels  coal  at  12  cents  .  50  52 

Porter  Bros.,  4,397%'  bushels  coal,  at  10  cents .  461  70 

H.  H.  Gi*over,  drawing  coal . 1  50 

J.  F.  Carlstedt,  drawing  coal .  1  75 

$  535  22 

Improvements  and  Repairs. 

CENTRAL  HOUSE. 

J.  G.  Salisbury,  carpenter  work . $  81  41 

Dimock,  Gould  &  Co.,  lumber .  76  16 

J.  S.  Keator  &  Son,  lumber .  2  80 

Smith  &  Cassel,  supplies .  68  83 

J.  L.  Huey  &  Co.,  brick  work  and  bricks .  57  93 

J.  W.  Long,  plastering . 7  80 

Williams,  White  &  Co.,  castings  for  heating  apparatus.  .  .  105  32 

Thos.  Wirshing,  resetting  apparatus .  120  71 

Blombergson  &  Norling,  painting  exterior  of  house .  241  32 

Blombergson  &  Norling,  glazing .  7  45 

C.  T.  Warren,  graining  interior  of  house .  456  65 

Richards  &  Sohrbeck,  paints,  oils  and  brushes .  44  85 

J.  D.  Long,  repairing  plasteriug  .  2  00 

Geo.  Smart,  whitewashing  third  story .  20  00 

Huot  &  Hipwell,  repairing  slating .  54  50 

D.  O.  Reed,  tinwork  on  roof  and  repairing .  350  13 

Barnard  &  Leas  Mfg.  Co.,  varnish .  2  2a 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


Soderstrum  &  Wood,  sand  and  cement .  13  55 

T.  Dunn,  iron .  1  00 

* 

Daniel  Gould,  repairs  for  curtains .  6  00 

J.  T.  Robinson,  cedar  posts .  10  50 

D.  Newton,  teaming .  24  75 

J.  T.  Wollensak,  transom  lifters .  15  00 

J.  O.  Anthony,  painting,  etc .  3  00 

Jas.  Knetsar,  labor .  5  00 

L.  Sunberg,  labor .  57  80 

Dan  McEnary,  teaming . 12  60 

C.  Colson,  labor .  22  20 

Chas.  Erickson,  labor . 13  62 

N.  Smith,  labor, .  11  25 

L.  F.  Kerns,  blacksmithing .  6  80 

E.  Smith  &  Co  ,  guards  to  air  shafts .  8  00 

J.  C.  Moore,  repairing  lightning  rods .  23  28 

Moline  Plow  Co.,  iron  filings .  I  60 

H.  H.  Grover,  supervising  improvements,  etc .  55  50 

$1,991  51 


WEST  WARD  HOUSE. 


J.  S.  Keator,  lumber . $  43  47 

Dimock,  Gould  &  Co.,  lumber .  82  63 

Smith  &  Cassel,  supplies. . .  15  10 

Blombergson  &  Norling,  painting  exterior  house. .  158  50 

Richards  &  Sohrbeck,  paints,  oils,  etc .  26  94 

W.  C.  Bennett,  pump  and  cylinder . 10  25 

J.  C.  Moore,  pipe  for  pump,  and  setting  same. .  8  01 

Soderstrom  &  Wood,  sand .  60 

Huot  &  Hipwell,  repairs  to  slating .  27  90 

J.  G.  Salisbury,  labor .  5  00 

H.  H.  Grover,  expense,  etc . .  .  55 

Daniel  Gould,  repairs  and  curtains .  1  60 

J.  Shalleen,  labor .  6  63 

J.  Benson,  labor .  I  50 

J.  H.  Peterson,  labor . '  5  77 

L.  Sunberg,  labor . 8  55 

A.  P.  Linquist,  labor .  6  25 

O.  Hjilm,  labor .  8  40 

N.  Nelson,  labor . ; .  1  50 

J,  Wollensak,  transon  lifters . . .  9  46 


$  428  61 


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EAST  WARD  HOUSE. 

Richards  &  Sohrbeck,  paints,  oils,  etc . $  7  80 

J.  O.  Anthony,  mixing  paints,  etc .  I  50 

$  9  30 

Reference  Books. 

H.  H.  Grover  cyclopedia  . . $  6  00 

Wm.  B.  Powell,  4  copies  Course  of  Study .  10  50 

$  16  50 

General  Suf  plies. 

G.  W.  Gamble,  brooms . $  4  75 

James  Shaw,  brooms .  n  50 

Richards  &  Sohrbeck,  supplies .  41  75 

Clendenin  &  Martin,  duster .  3  50 

Frank  Gunnell,  soap,  matches,  etc .  5  60 

Wm.  R.  Moore,  Assignee,  supplies.  . .  . .  2  05 

Smith  &  Cassel,  supplies . 1  45 

T.  Dunn,  brackets,  locks,  etc .  4  35 

$  74  95 

Incidental  Expenses. 

CENTRAL  HOUSE. 

C.  A.  Belding,  labor  on  well . * . $>  4  50 

J.  Knetsar,  labor  on  well .  .  . .  4  00 

S.  McDonald  and  others,  cleaning  house .  14  25 

T.  Everson,  washing  towels . . .  6  40 

Chas.  Belding,  washing  towels .  1  35 

C.  C.  White,  labor  .  10  00 

M.  Kelly,  labor .  11  25 

E.  Okerberg,  cleaning  clock  .  75 

E.  J.  Severance,  cleaning  clocks .  12  00 

H.  P.  Pierce,  trees .  2  10 

Wm.  A.  Nourse,  trees .  1  25 

J;  G.  Salisbury,  labor .  11  76 

Moline  Pump  Co.,  repairs  to  pump .  875 

Dimock,  Gould  &  Co.,  sundries .  1  50 

Hull  Bros.,  toweling . . . *.  2  30 

Lancashire  &  Turner,  tuning  piano .  3  00 

Smith  &  Cassel,  supplies. . .  39  09 

Richards  &  Sohrbeck,  supplies  .  2  80 


s 

14  REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


T.  Dunn,  rake .  75 

H.  H.  Grover,  express,  etc .  1  95 

Thos.  Jewett,  sundries .  .  6  38 

E.  Smith  &  Co.,  sundries .  23  09 

B.  Wood,  sand .  60 

D.  Newton,  teaming .  4  50 

Thos.  Yates,  repairing  steam  coil .  28  21 

L.  F.  Kerns,  labor .  .  1  50 

I 


WEST  WARD  HOUSE. 


H.  P.  Pierce,  trees . . . $  5  00 

Smith  &  Cassel,  supplies .  7  95 

Moline  Pump  Co.,  repairs .  20 

S.  McDonald,  labor. . . .  3  75 

Williams,  White  &  Co.,  castings,  etc .  3  30 

A.  B.  Sherman,  cleaning  clocks  .  6  00 

E.  Okerberg,  cleaning  clock .  50 

J.  Shalleen,  labor  on  bell .  to  50 

H.  H.  Grover,  freight  on  bell  .  .  IT  36 

H.  Klahn,  labor  on  storm  door .  6  00 

J.  G.  Salisbury,  labor .  1  25 

E.  Smith  &  Co.,  supplies  . .  3  15 


EAST  WARD  HOUSE. 


Smith  &  Cassel,  supplies . . .  2  05 

Moline  Pump  Co.,  repairs .  5  00 

Dimock;  Gould  &  Co.,  lnmber . . . .  1  44 

J.  F.  Carlstedt,  washing  towels .  2  75 

H.  P.  Pierce,  trees .  5  50 

M.  Hickey,  repairing  plastering  .  2  00 

W.  T.  Flagg,  repairs  to  heater.  .  < .  6  50 

H.  H.  Grover,  express  on  heater .  1  10 

N.  B.  Nelson,  labor .  50 

Williams,  White  &  Co.,  castings .  1  59 

Geo.  Shelley,  drawing  coal .  75 

E.  J.  Severance,  cleaning  clock . .  1  00 

"  $ 


General  Incidental  Expenses. 


204  03 


58  96 


30  18 


Geo.  Drake,  d  lay  age . 

Levi  Cralle  drayage . 

J.  Huntoon,  judge  of  election 


2  00 
4  00 
6  00 


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L.  Groom,  clerk  of  election  . . . 3  00 

H.  O.  Whipple,  clerk  of  election . 3  00 

H.  H.  Grover,  judge  of  election .  6  00 

H.  H.  Grover,  sundries . 6  85 

J.  F.  Carlstedt,  labor .  1  00 

L.  Gregory,  expense  to  Aurora .  9  18 

H.  L.  Bullen,  census .  40  00 

A.  Anderson,  sundries .  85 

Smith  &  Cassel,  sundries . . .  30 

Richards  &  Sohrbeck,  sundries .  2  10 


Recapitulation  of  Expenses 


84  28 


COMPARED  WITH  THAT  OF  LAST  YEAR. 


Teacher’s  salaries . 

Secretary’s  salary . 

Janitor’s  salaries . 

Interest . 

Furniture  and  Fixtures . .  . . 

Insurance . . 

Stationary  and  Supplies . 

Fuel . . . 

IMPROVEMENTS  AND  REPAIRS. 

Central  House . 

West  Ward  house . 

East  Ward  house . 

Reference  Books . 

Apperatus . 

Piano  exchanged . 

General  supplies . 

INCIDENTAL  EXPENSES. 

Central  House. . . . 

West  Ward  house . 

East  Ward  House . . 

General  incidental  expenses . 


1876-7. 

1877-8. 

$10,704 

01 

$10,386 

59 

150 

00 

150 

00 

1,027 

50 

1,050 

30 

235 

40 

102 

43 

85 

00 

440 

55 

540 

00 

373 

53 

196 

39 

682 

23 

535 

22 

19 

20 

1,991 

5i 

428 

61 

9 

30 

96 

65 

16 

50 

192 

60 

-*> 

1 16 

87 

74 

75 

326 

21 

204 

03 

129 

40 

■58 

96 

15 

95 

30 

18 

316 

3i 

84 

28 

$15,010 

50 

$15,759 

80 

\ 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


Bonded  Indebtedness . 

Bonds  issued  in  1873  and  maturing  July,  1878,  to 

July,  T882 .  $18,515  00 

Of  this  amount  their  will  be  paid,  in  July  next,  from 

tax  of  1877 . .  4,000  00 

Leaving  our  bonded  debt .  $14,515  00 


Tuition  Fund. 


Balance  reported  last  year . $172  17 

Tuitions  collected  during  the  year .  291  45 

$463  62 

Paid  from  the  fund  for  reference  books .  16  50 

Balance  in  hands  of  School  Treasurer .  $  447  12 


Tax  Levy. 


Tax  levy  made  by  the  Board  for  expenses  of  the  year 


$21,500  00 


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SUPERINTENDENT’S  REPORT. 


Gentlemen  of  the  Board  of  Education  : 

It  is  again  my  duty  and  privilege  to  present  a  report  of  another 
school  year. 

We  are  upon  our  second  year  of  trial  of  the  course  of  study 
adopted  by  the  Board  in  1876.  We  find  it  very  well  suited  to  our 
needs  in  most  respects.  1  am  convinced  that  it  secures  a  harmony 
of  action  among  teachers,  and  more  satisfactory  results  with 
pupils  than  we  have  hitherto  attained.  In  some  topics  the  text 
books  adopted  are  not  properly  arranged  for  use  in  connection  with 
the  course,  and  we  have  therefore  made  some  modifications  in  it. 
Since  its  adoption,  we  find  a  steady  raising  of  all  the  grades.  More 
work  is  done  in  the  primaries  than  was  formerly  accomplished, 
and  the  increase  goes  on  through  the  several  grades;  not,  however, 
in  so  marked  a  degree.  It  will  require  a  year  or  two  more  to  show 
the  full  result  of  the  system. 

Objection  has  been  made  to  the  amount  of  oral  work  required 
by  the  course,  the  objectors  claiming  that  the  method  is  burden¬ 
some  upon  both  teacher  and  pupils,  without  giving  commensurate 
results. 

The  workman  must  know  the  purpose  and  uses  of  a  tool  or 
machine  before  he  can  profitably  handle  it.  Just  so,  the  child 
should  be  taught  how  to  use  a  book  before  it  is  placed  in  his  hands. 
We  try  to  develop  each  topic  by  natural  and  logical  methods,  and 
no  book  can  do  this  as  can  the  living  teacher,  if  she  be  imbued 
with  the  true  educational  spirit  and  have  proper  preparation. 

There  may  be  said  to  be  three  principal  educational  methods  in 
use.  The  first  may  be  called  the  text  hook  method,  which  consists 
in  the  conning  by  the  pupil  of  a  given  portion  of  some  book,  and 
the  recitation  to  the  teacher  of  the  facts  learned.  The  teacher’s 
business  is  to  assign  the  lesson  and  see  that  the  task  is  faithfully 
performed. 

The  second  is  the  lecture  method.  This  is  a  pouring-in  process. 
The  teacher  pours  and  the  pupil  catches  so  much  of  the  libation 
as  he  pleases,  or  as  his  cup  will  hold.  This  method  can  be  profita¬ 
bly  adopted  only  when  the  recipients  are  mature  in  mind. 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATIOK, 


•  The  third  we  call  the  oral  method.  It  is  that  process  by  which 
the  child’s  own  mind  is  made  the  source  and  means  of  the  evolu¬ 
tion  of  thought  and  mental  activity ;  it  is  the  leading-out  process, 
the  truly  educational. 

The  first  and  second  methods  are  based  upon  the  idea  that  the 
child’s  mind  is  a  vacuum  to  be  filled ;  the  last  has  for  its  funda¬ 
mental  idea  the  grand  truth,  that  God  has  implanted  in  the  child 
the  germs,  the  possibilities,  the  forces,  which  only  need  develop¬ 
ing,  training  and  guiding  to  make  the  man. 

This  method  is  not  new.  Its  Messiah  was  Pestalozzi,  and  its 
first  and  greatest  apostle  in  this  country  was  Horace  Mann. 

It  is  not  a  part  of  this  plan  to  dispense  with  text  books,  but  in 
every  case  to  pave  the  way  to  their  use,  and  by  anticipating  diffi¬ 
culties,  avoid  them. 

It  is  not  possible  to  enter  into  a  discussion  of  these  various 
methods  in  the  space  allotted  to  me  here.  I  will  simply  add,  that 
the  plan  of  the  author  of  our  course  is  that  teacher  and  pupil  shall 
not  be  restricted  to  one  text  book  simply,  but  be  provided  with 
reference  libraries  from  which  to  glean.  The  effect  of  this  method 
is  noticeable  in  the  activity  of  pupils  in  ransacking  our  public 
library  for  information  upon  various  topics.  In  short,  we  are 
teaching  our  pupils  how  to  study. 

To  the  teacher  who  is  properly  prepared  for  her  work,  such  a 
method  is  not  burdensome. 

“There  is  not,”  says  Newton  Bateman,  u a  text  book  in  the 
schools  that  does  more  than  open  the  outer  gates  of  the  subject 
to  which  it  relates,  through  which  mere  glimpses  may  be  had  of 
the  expansive  fields  beyond.  *  *  *  *  * 

Every  branch  of  human  learning  has  a  solar  system  and  an 
orbit  of  its  own.  From  a  few  broad,  luminous,  central  truths  or 
principles,  light  permeates  and  penetrates  the  whole  firmament  of 
the  system,  revealing  innumerable  subordinate  and  correlated 
truths  and  principles,  orbit  within  orbit,  each  filled  with  its  own 
planetary  and  stellar  worlds ;  each  governed  by  special  laws,  but 
all  inter-dependent,  and  in  harmonious  subjection  to  the  central 
force.  Not  till  all  these  are  explored,  and  their  laws  and  relations 
determined,  can  a  true  knowledge  of  the  system  be  achieved.  But 
with  such  a  comprehensive  and  exact  knowledge  of  the  entire  sub¬ 
ject,  how  easy  and  unembarrassed  is  the  teacher  V  *  *  '  * 

The  play  of  his  powers  is  free  and  natural,  and  his  instruction  is 
full  of  interest  and  effectiveness. 

u  These  illustrations  apply  to  every  branch  of  learning,  from  the 
primary  to  the  high  school,  and  beyond.  No  one  is  fit  to  teach 
anything  who  does  not  know  a  great  deal  more  about  that  thing 
than  is  set  down  in  any  book,  or  who  is  not  able  to  teach  it  without 


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a  book.  When,  so  to  speak,  one  can  reach  his  arms  around  a  sub¬ 
ject,  and  clasp  his  hands  on  the  opposite  side,  he  may  venture  to 
teach  it,  for  then  he  can  present  it  in  every  light  and  from  every 
stand  point,  and  not  till  then.” 

High  School . 

• 

In  my  opinion  the  High  School  demands  a  change  in  its  cur¬ 
riculum.  We  are  trying  to  compress  too  much  work  into  too  little 
time.  The  standard  of  requirements  is  none  too  high.  It  is  now 
little  above  that  of  a  first-rate  grammar  grade.  We  have  stricken 
out  Latin,  practically ;  we  have  discouraged  the  study  of  an 
language  other  than  the  English;  we  have,  in  fact,  only  the 
elements  of  any  branch  of  learning. 

The  practice,  so  common,  especially  in  the  West,  of  giving- 
large  titles  to  small  achievements,  is  very  injurious  to  the  cause  of 
education.  It  inclines  the  young  to  feel  satisfied  with  their 
advancement  when  they  have  completed  the  curriculum  of  -a 
school  with  a  high  sounding  name,  while  they  have  scarcely  mas¬ 
tered  the  alphabet  of  knowledge. 

Let  us  call  our  highest  department  a  grammar  school,  and  make 
it  worthy  of  that  name,  or  raise  the  standard  of  our  High  School 
and  give  sufficient  time  to  our  pupils  to  complete  thoroughly  a 
course  which  shall  fit  them  to  enter  the  higher  institutions  of 
learning  in  any  department  they  may  elect. 

I  am  aware  that  there  is  an  impression  prevailing  among  some, 
that  the  High  School  ought  not  to  be  maintained  at  public  expense. 
I  do  not  propose  to  argue  the  question  at  this  time.  The  sophis¬ 
tries  of  the  opponents  of  the  public  High  Schools  have  been  too 
often  refuted  to  need  such  refutation  here.  I  simply  wish  to  call 
attention  to  a  cry  encouraged,  if  not  instigated,  by  parties  inter¬ 
ested  in  the  pulling  down  of  the  public  schools,  that  private  and 
sectarian  schools  may  be  built  upon  their  ruins : 

“Hot  one  cent  of  the  poor  man’s  money  for  the  education  of 
the  rich  man’s  child,”  say  they. 

H  ever  was  a  more  apparent  piece  of  demagoguery  attempted  to 
be  practiced  upon  a  credulous  public  than  is  attempted  in  this  cry. 
Are  not  the  children  of  the  poor  admitted  to  equal  advantages  in 
the  public  High  School,  and  do  they  not  avail  themselves  of  the 
privilege  ?  Hay,  are  not  they  the  real  beneficories  of  the  system  V 
Let  us  see. 

Of  the  twelve  who  have  completed  the  prescribed  course  of 
study  in  our  High  School,  two  only  could  be  classed  as  wealthy. 
Of  the  fourteen  members  of  our  present  “A”  class,  five  are  in 
affluent  circumstances,  and  of  the  sixty-three  members  of  the  High 
School,  it  is  estimated  that  twelve  are  from  families  worth  more 


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REPORT  OE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


than  ten  thousand  dollars;  fourteen,  more  than  five  thousand, 
and  sixteen,  more  than  two  thousand,  leaving  a  balance  of  twenty- 
one  who  may  be  called  poor. 

I  have  classified  the  parents  of  our  High  School  pupils  accord¬ 
ing  to  occupation  as  follows:  Manufacturers,  9;  professional,  3; 
commercial  travelers,  2;  liveryman,  1 ;  farmers,  11 ;  mechanics,  13; 
day  laborers,  12,  and  12  have  no  fathers  living. 

The  advantage  of  having  a  secondary  school,  midway  between 
the  common  school  and  the  college  or  university,  where  pupils  in 
the  peculiarly  perilous,  transitional  period  of  youth,  can  continue 
their  education  under  the  care  and  guidance  of  home  influences,  is 
certainly  very  great. 

It  is  our  glory  and  our  pride  that  capital  can  be  so  wisely 
expended  as  to  secure  the  greatest  good  to  the  greatest  number ; 
that  our  worthy  poor  are  not  compelled  by  force  of  adverse  cir¬ 
cumstance  to  relinquish  the  unequal  struggle  for  advancement; 
that  the  State  recognizes  no  high  and  no  low,  no  rich  and  no  poor; 
that  her  feast  of  knowledge  is  spread  for  every  one,  and  that  all 
are  encouraged  and  helped  to  come  up  higher. 

Discipline. 

I  desire  to  call  your  attention  to  a  subject  which  seems  to  be  of 
great  moment,  and  which  demands,  as  I  think,  not  only  serious 
thought,  but  judicious  action.  I  refer  to  the  morale  of  the  school. 

The  teachers  whom  you  have  employed  are  earnest  and  faithful 
in  the  discharge  of  their  duties  in  the  upbuilding  and  advancement 
of  their  pupils  morally,  no  less  than  intellectually.  We  may  not 
have  chosen  the  wisest  methods,  but  we  have  done  the  best  we 
knew,  and  yet  it  must  be  acknowledged  that  we  have  not  suc¬ 
ceeded  in  eliminating  vice  from  our  midst.  I  do  not  think  Moline 
is  a  wTorse  place  than  other  cities,  or  that  the  moral  status  of  our 
schools  is  lower  than  that  of  others.  I  believe  there  is  an  excep¬ 
tionally  large  number  of  pupils  who  are  worthy  of  the  highest 
confidence ;  but  we  have  also  those  with  us  who  are  vulgar, 
obscene,  coarse,  brutal,  and  even  criminal.  There  are  a  few,  more 
or  less  constant  attendants  in  our  schools,  who  would  more 
fittingly  grace  a  reform  school  than  a  free  public  school.  Met 
they  are  here,  with  all  their  corrupting  and  demoralizing  influ¬ 
ences. 

The  responsibility  for  this  state  of  things  lies  not  with  the 
teachers,  who  are  constantly  warring  against  these  evil  tenden¬ 
cies,  perhaps  not  with  the  most  approved  weapons  or  with  the 
greatest  skill,  but  certainly  with  courage  and  zeal. 

Nor  does  the  responsibility  lie  with  the  Board  of  Education  ;  it 
lies  principally  with  the  parents  of  the  delinquents. 


MOLlfSTE  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS. 


21 


These  vicious  ones  are  so  from  various  causes.  Some  inherit 
their  evil  tendencies ;  others  become  vicious  from  lack  of  proper 
restraint  and  guidance ;  others  are  systematically  trained  to  evil 
through  the  ignorance  or  wilfulness  of  those  having  the  care,  or 
who  ought  to  have  the  care  of  them ;  others,  again,  are  utterly 
neglected,  turned  upon  the  street  to  gather  what  they  may  of  filth 
and  uncleanness.  Such  become  moral  scavengers,  unloading 
their  unsavory  debris  where  the  pure  minded  and  carefully  trained  ' 
child  may  not  choose  but  inhale  odors  of  vice. 

Something  surely  should  be  done  to  remedy  this  evil,  for  if  the 
morals  of  the  public  school  are  depraved  and  vitiated,  it  is  no 
longer  “  a  bulwark  of  national  liberty.” 

What  remedy  can  we  find  V  We  cannot  go  into  the  homes  and 
reform  them.  We  ought  not  to  give  the  unfortunate  culprits 
over  and  turn  them  upon  the  street,  if  we  can  do  better  by  them. 
Much  less,  should  we  compel  the  pure  to  mix  with  the  impure.  I 
can  suggest  but  one  plan.  Let  the  Board  furnish  a  separate 
school,  where  any  pupil  convicted  of  gross  immorality  may  be  sent 
until  he  merits  restoration  to  his  former  privileges. 

Conclusion. 

We  look  back  upon  the  past  year  with  something  of  satisfac¬ 
tion  that  we  have  taken  a  perceptible  step  forward.  We  look  to 
the  future  with  anticipation  and  increasing  hopes.  The  day  is 
dawning  when  higher  and  better  education  shall  be  demanded  for 
the  whole  people.  Let  us  borrow  a  motto  from  the  walls  of  one  of 
our  school  rooms,  “ISTo  steps  backward.” 

How  better  can  I  close  this  brief  report  than  by  again  quoting 
from  Dr.  Bateman  ?  Said  he,  in  closing  both  his  first  and  his  last 
biennial  reports  :  “In  the  name  of  the  living  God,  it  must  be 
proclaimed  that  licentiousness  shall  be  the  liberty,  violence  and 
chicanery  shall  be  the  law,  superstition  and  craft  shall  be  the 
religion,  and  self-destructive  indulgence  of  sensual  and  unhal¬ 
lowed  passions  shall  be  the  only  happiness  of  that  people  who 
neglect  the  education  of  their  children.” 

Respectfully  submitted, 

L.  GREGORY. 

f 

Superintendent. 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


CONSOLIDATED  REPORTS. 


1877-8. 


MONTH. 

c 

d 

No.  Enrolled. 

No.  Days  School. 

5h 

CD 

5  u 

« § 

D 

> 

< 

Average  Daily  At¬ 
tendance. 

Per  cent,  of  At¬ 
tendance. 

No.  of  Cases  of 
Tardiness. 

No.  neither  Absent 

nor  Tardy. 

j  Teachers  Tardy. 

Not  of  Visitors. 

0  g 
o| 

<«  s 

■+J  72 

0*3 

Tv 
•  i-, 

0  c 
£  O- 

No.  of  Pupils  Ex¬ 

cused. 

April . 

1877 

946 

20 

891 

839 

94 

35 

557 

O 

Ill 

I 

94 

May . 

i  i 

874 

20 

834 

797 

95 

29 

457 

I 

1344 

O 

99 

Sept . 

<  i 

986 

20 

934 

890 

95 

43 

578 

2 

139 

O 

94 

Oct . 

u 

1007 

15 

956 

934 

97 

64 

548 

O 

89 

4 

66 

Nov . 

<  4 

1026 

20 

994 

961 

94 

49 

588 

3 

121 

2 

79 

Dec . 

U 

IO  J  2 

18 

984 

944 

95 

57 

543 

4 

543 

3 

137 

Jan . 

1878 

1033 

is 

95i 

889 

93 

02 

478 

3 

121 

9 

103 

Feb . 

i  ^ 

1025 

20 

950 

895 

94 

77 

463 

7 

182 

9 

116 

March  .  ... 

4  4 

1022 

20 

957 

914 

95 

4i 

531 

7 

249 

7 

ii5 

Mo.*  Average 

992 

19 

939 

896 

95 

50 

527 

3 

277 

4 

100 

1876- 

7. 

April . 

1876 

855 

20 

763 

727 

95 

25 

340 

2 

97 

3 

81 

May . 

i  4 

787 

20 

747 

703 

94 

21 

457 

0 

556 

0 

70 

Sept . 

4  . 

883 

15 

838 

831 

99 

33 

620 

4 

61 

0 

64 

Oct . 

4  4  ' 

944 

20 

894 

864 

97 

39 

557 

3 

170 

1 

92 

Nov . 

4  4 

960 

20 

917 

887 

96 

23 

50 

1 

106 

0 

99 

Dec . 

.4 

09 

13 

920 

871 

95 

64 

50 

0 

429 

0 

80 

1  an . 

1877 

946 

r9 

864 

807 

93 

125 

444 

5 

216 

0 

131 

Feb . 

4  4 

1026 

19 

967 

929 

96 

30 

573 

0 

212 

1 

134 

March . 

4  4 

1093 

20 

942 

895 

95 

68 

515 

0 

470 

T 

47 

Mo.  Average 

.... 

937 

1834 

872 

835 

96 

47 

515 

11 

257 

t 

78 

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23 


RULES  AND  REGULATIONS. 


RULES  OF  THE  BOARD. 

1.  Organization  and  Officers. 

The  members  of  the  Board  shall  meet  annually  upon  the  first 
Monday  following  the  school  election,  and  organize  by  electing  a 
President  and  a  Secretary,  who  shall  hold  their  respective  offices 
for  one  year,  and  until  their  successors  are  duly  elected,  unless 
sooner  removed  by  the  Board. 

Elections  shall  be  by  ballot,  and  a  majority  of  all  the  votes  cast 
shall  be  necessary  to  elect. 

2.  Duties  of  the  President. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  President  to  preside  at  all  meetings 
of  the  Board,  preserve  order,  enforce  the  rules,  sign  all  bonds, 
notes,  agreements,  or  leases,  ordered  to  be  executed  by  this  Board ; 
sign  all  orders  drawn  on  the  Treasurer,  and  on  or  before  the  first 
regular  meeting  after  the  organization  of  the  Board  shall  appoint, 
subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Board,  the  following  committees, 
viz : 

(1) .  A  committee  of  three  on  School  Grounds  and  Buildings; 

(2) .  A  committee  of  three  on  Supplies  ; 

(3) .  A  committee  of  three  on  Teachers  and  Finance. 

In  the  absence  or  inability  of  the  President,  a  President  pro 
tern,  shall  be  chosen  by  the  Board,  who  shall  for  the  time  being 
exercise  all  the  authority  and  perform  all  the  duties  of  the  Presi¬ 
dent. 

3.  Duties  of  the  Secretary. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Secretary  to  keep  a  complete  record 
of  the  proceedings  of  the  Board,  as  well  as  the  receipts  and  expen¬ 
ditures,  in  such  book  and  in  such  a  manner  as  the  Board  may 
prescribe.  He  shall  sign  all  documents  requiring  the  signature  of 
the  President,  and  notify  all  members,  in  due  time,  of  all  special 
meetings.  lie  shall  take  into  his  possession  all  books,  papers,  and 
other  documents  belonging  to  the  district  and  held  in  charge  by 


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the  Board,  and  safely  keep  the  same  in  such  places  as  they  may 
indicate,  subject  at  all  times  to  their  order,  or  the  examination  by 
any  member  thereof  ;  and  lay  before  the  Board  at  their  next  meet¬ 
ing  all  letters  and  other  documents  that  may  come  to  him  for  that 
purpose.  He  shall  refer  all  bills  and  claims  presented  to  the  Board 
to  their  respective  committees  to  be  audited,  and,  when  ordered 
paid,  shall  draw  orders  on  the  Treasurer  for  the  payment  of  the 
same.  He  shall  keep  stubs  of  all  orders  issued,  stating  thereon 
the  party  to  whom  and  the  purpose  for  which  such  order  was 
issued,  the  amount  thereof,  and  the  fund  on  which  the  same  was 
drawn.  He  shall  hold  his  books,  records  and  accounts  at  all  times 
subject  to  the  inspection  of  any  voter  or  tax-payer  of  the  district, 
and  annually  prepare  and  publish  the  report  required  by  the  school 
law,  together  with  such  other  items  of  interest  and  information  as 
the  Board  may  direct.  He  shall  receive  all  moneys  due  from  inci¬ 
dental  sources,  make  out  all  bills,  collect  and  pay  over  the  same  to 
the  Treasurer,  taking  his  receipt  therefor.  He  shall  register  the 
names  and  address  of  all  applicants  for  positions  in  the  schools, 
and,  under  the  direction  of  the  committee  on  supplies,  procure  all 
necessary  registers,. books  of  record,  blanks,  etc.,  for  the  use  of  the 
teachers  and  pupils ;  shall  meet  the  teachers  at  their  regular 
monthly  meeting,  deliver  to  them  their  orders,  taking  their  receipt 
therefor,  and  perform  all  other  duties  generally  incumbent  upon 
such  officer. 

4.  Committee  on  Grounds  and  Buildings. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  this  committee  to  take  special  charge  of 
the  school  grounds  and  the  buildings  thereon,  to  examine  them 
each  year  (and  oftener  if  required),  and  report  to  the  Board  what 
improvements,  repairs  or  alterations  may  be  necessary,  furnishing 
an  estimate  of  the  cost  of  the  same. 

5.  Conmiittee  on  Supplies. 

This  committee  shall  have  special  direction  of  the  purchase  of 
all  apparatus,  books  of  reference,  furniture,  fuel  and  general  sup¬ 
plies  used  in  and  required  by  the  schools,  and,  with  the  advice  of 
the  Superintendent,  shall  report  to  the  Board  what  may,  from  time 
to  time,  be  needed,  and,  with  their  sanction,  shall,  through  the 
Secretary,  order  all  supplies  for  the  various  departments  of  the 
schools. 

6.  Committee  on  Teachers  and  Finance. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  this  committee  to  ascertain  as  nearly  as 
possible  what  the  yearly  expenses  of  the  school  will  be,  to  consider 
and  report  to  the  Board  the  amount  of  salaries  of  all  persons 
employed  by  them,  and  to  suggest  candidates  for  all  vacancies. 


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MEETINGS  AND  RULES  OF  ORDER. 

1.  The  regular  meetings — except  the  yearly  —  shall  be  held  on 
the  first  Monday  following  the  last  Saturday  of  each  month,  at 
eight  o’clock  p.  m.,  from  the  first  of  April  to  the  first  of  October, 
and  at  half-past  seven  o’clock  p.  m.,  the  balance  of  the  year. 

2.  Special  meetings  may  be  called  at  any  time  by  the  President- 
or  upon  the  written  request  of  two  members,  through  the  Secretary. 

3.  A  majority  of  the  Board  shall  be  required  to  constitute  a 
quorum,  but  a  less  number  may  adjourn  from  time  to  time. 

4.  At  the  appointed  hour  the  President  shall  call  the  meeting 
to  order,  and  as  soon  as  a  quorum  is  present  shall  proceed  with  the 
business  of  the  meeting  in  the  following  order  : 

(1) .  Reading  of  the  Minutes. 

(2) .  Reports  of  Standing  Committees  in  order. 

(3) .  Reports  of  Special  Committees  in  order. 

(4) .  Report  and  Suggestions  of  Superintendent. 

(5) .  Communications  to  the  Board. 

(6) .  Bills  and  Unfinished  Business. 

(7) .  New  Business. 

5.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Board  at  their  May  meeting  to 
reappoint  such  teachers  in  their  employ  as  they  wish  to  retain,  and 
notify  them  of  such  appointment  at  or  before  the  close  of  the  term, 

3.  An  examination  of  applicants  for  vacant  positions  will  be 
held  in  the  month  of  June  of  each  year;  notice  of  such  examina¬ 
tion,  stating  position  vacant,  salary  paid,  and  length  of  school 
year,  having  been  previously  given  to  such  applicants.  Applicants 
must  pass  an  oral  and  written  examination  in  all  the  branches  now 
required  by  law,  in  theory  and  practice  of  teaching,  and  in  Consti¬ 
tution  of  the  United  States.  An  average  of  75  per  cent,  will  entitle 
applicant  to  a  certificate.  The  Board  may  defer  examination  in 
botany  and  natural  philosphy  for  a  term,  in  which  case* an  average 
of  85  per  cent,  will  be  required  in  the  other  branches.  No  new 
appointment  shall  hereafter  be  made,  previous  to  such  an  examina¬ 
tion. 

7.  Separate  bills  must  be  rendered  for  articles  purchased  for 
each  school,  and  in  accordance  with  classification  and  duties  of 
the  respective  committees. 

8.  Every  member  present  shall  vote  on  all  questions,  unless 
excused  by  the  Board. 

9.  The  yeas  and  nays  shall  be  called  and  entered  on  the  records 
whenever  demanded  by  any  member  of  the  Board. 

10.  No  member  shall  retire  before  the  close  of  the  session  with¬ 
out  permission  of  the  President. 


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11.  Unless  otherwise  provided,  the  rules  of  order  shall  be  the 
same  as  those  for  the  government  of  deliberative  bodies,  as  laid 
down  in  Cushing’s  Manual. 


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♦ 


SUPERINTENDENT. 


1.  The  Superintendent  shall  devote  himself  exclusively  to  his 
duties,  shall  be  in  the  office  of  the  Board  half  an  hour  before  the 
opening  of  school  each  morning,  shall  exercise  a  general  super¬ 
vision  over  all  the  schools,  buildings,  etc.,  shall  examine  carefully 
into  the  condition  and  progress  of  all  the  rooms,  and  see  that  all 
the  rules  are  faithfully  complied  with. 

2.  He  shall  acquaint  himself  with  the  progress  of  instruction 
and  discipline  in  other  schools,  shall  attend  the  meetings  of  the 
Board  when  required  by  any  member,  shall  assist  at  the  examina¬ 
tion  of  teachers,  shall  examine  pupils  for  promotion,  shall  attend 
the  examinations  of  the  various  rooms,  or  conduct  the  same,  as 
may  from,  time  to  time  be  directed. 

8.  He  shall  consolidate  the  monthly  reports  of  the  teachers, 
and  report  the  same  to  the  Board  at  their  next  meeting,  together 
with  such  other  statistics  as  may  be  required,  and  make  such  sug¬ 
gestions  as  may  assist  the  Board  in  the  discharge  of  their  duties. 

4.  He  must  hold  the  teachers  and  janitors  responsible  for 
the  proper  discharge  of  their  duties,  and  will  himself  be  held 
responsible  to  the  Board  for  the  same. 

5.  He  shall  have  power  to  make  such  additional  rules,  under 
the  sanction  of  the  Board,  as  may  be  necessary ;  to  appoint  such 
teachers’  meetings  other  than  the  regular  monthly  meeting  as  he 
may  deem  proper,  for  the  purpose  of  consultation  in  regard  to  the 
wants  of  the  schools  and  the  best  methods  of  imparting  instruc¬ 
tion  and  enforcing  discipline. 

6.  He  shall  carefully  observe  the  work  of  all  teachers,  shall 
consult  and  advise  with  them,  and  promptly  report  to  the  Board 
any  teacher  deficient  or  in  competent  to  discharge  her  duties. 

7.  The  Superintendent  shall  have  power  to  suspend  a  pupil, 
but  only  in  case  of  violent  or  direct  opposition  to  authority,  and 
for  conduct  detrimental  to  the  interests  of  the  school.  When  so 
r  ended,  a  pupil  can  be  reinstated  only  by  a  vote  of  the  Board, 
am  by  making  an  apology  as  open  as  the  offense,  and  by  giving- 
assurance  of  implicit  obedience  in  the  future. 

8.  The  Superintendent  must,  when  possible,  lirst  admonish 
the  pupil,  and  ask  the  co-operation  of  the  parent  or  guardian. 


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When  suspension  takes  place,  he  must  notify  the  parent  or  guar¬ 
dian,  and  the  Board  of  the  fact,  and  the  cause  of  the  same.  Cor¬ 
poral  punishment  shall  be  used  only  in  exceptional  cases. 

9.  The  Superintendent  shall  take  charge  of  and  direct  all 
teachers’  meetings,  and  at  the  close  of  each  term  shall  report  to 
the  Board  all  teachers  absent  from,  tardy  at, -or  leaving  their 
meetings  before  the  close  of  the  same,  or  failing  to  perform  the 
parts  assigned  them. 

10.  At  the  close  of  the  school  year  he  shall  deposit  in  the  office 
of  the  Board  all  class  books,  records,  registers  and  schedules  used 
during  the  year,  and  make  such  report  of  the  condition,  progress 
and  wants  of  the  schools,  as  may  be  required  of  him. 


•v  459^  ♦ 


PUPILS. 


1.  Non-resident  pupils  may,  if  there  are  vacant  seats,  be 
admitted  for  not  less  than  ten  weeks— tuition  invariably  in 
advance,  at  seven  dollars,  live  dollars,  and  three  dollars  per  term, 
or  seventy  cents,  fifty  cents,  and  thirty  cents  per  week,  according 
to  grade. 

2.  Pupils  will  be  required  to  provide  themselves  with  all  books 
and  other  articles  necessary  for  their  advancement. 

3.  Pupils  will  not  be  allowed  to  go  into  any  hall  higher  than 
their  own,  or  remain  on  the  school  grounds  after  dismissal,  with¬ 
out  permission. 

4.  Damage  to  school  property  by  any  pupil  must  be  promptly 
repaired  at  such  pupil’s  expense. 

5.  Pupils  shall  be  examined  at  the  close  of  each  term.  All 
pupils  absent  from  such  examination  will  be  examined  by  the 
Superintendent  before  they  can  rejoin  their  classes. 

6.  All  pupils  in  the  High  and  Grammar  schools  shall  pursue 
three  regular  studies,  unless  excused  by  the  Superintendent. 

7.  Excuses  for  music  lessons  must  be  obtained  from  the  Super¬ 
intendent. 

8.  For  six  half  days’  unexcused  absence  (two  tardinesses  equal 
to  a  half  day’s  absence)  in  four  consecutive  weeks,  a  pupil  shall  be 
suspended. 

9.  Pupils  suspended  for  unexcused  absence,  under  pre  i  ms 
rule,  may  be  reinstated  for  the  first  offense,  by  the  Superintendent, 
for  reasons  that  shall  be  satisfactory  to  him.  For  reinstatement 
for  subsequent  suspensions  under  that  rule,  the  pupil  must  apply 

to  the  Board. 


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10.  For  absence,  tardiness  and  dismission  from  school  before 
the  time  of  closing,  the  pupil  must  present  from  parent  or  guardian 
an  excuse. 

11.  After  two  days’  consecutive  absence,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  teacher  to  notify  the  parent  or  guardian  of  such  absence,  and 
after  three  days1 2 3 4 5 6  absence  to  drop  the  name  of  such  pupil  from  the 
roll. 

12.  Pupils  of  the  High  School  who  complete  the  prescribed 
course  of  study  and  pass  a  satisfactory  examination,  shall  be  enti¬ 
tled  to  certificates  of  graduation. 

13.  A  training  class  may  be  organized,  the  members  of  which 
shall  receive  daily  instruction  in  the  “theory  of  teaching,”  and 
have  practice  under  the  eye  of  a  competent  critic. 

14.  Pupils  who  receive  certificates  of  graduation  from  the 
High  School,  and  spend  a  year  in  the  training  class,  shall  be  enti¬ 
tled  to  a  first  grade  teacher’s  certificate  from  the  Board  of  Educa¬ 
tion,  and  their  claims  shall  be  entitled  to  the  first  consideration  in 
filling  vacancies  in  the  corps  of  teachers. 


- ♦  ■dS*-* - 

TEACHERS. 


1.  Certificates  must  be  presented  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Board, 
and  contract  signed,  before  any  teacher  can  enter  upon  the  dis¬ 
charge  of  her  duty. 

2.  Teachers  must  be  in  their  school  rooms  at  least  twenty 
minutes  before  the  opening  of  each  session,  and  any  teacher  fail¬ 
ing  to  comply  with  this  rule  shall  report  to  the  Superintendent. 

3.  They  shall  open  school  promptly  at  the  appointed  time, 
devote  themselves  during  school  hours  exclusively  to  the  instruction 
of  their  pupils,  maintain  good  order,  and  strictly  adhere  to  the 
course  of  study  prescribed  by  the  Board. 

4.  They  shall  not  allow  any  agent  or  other  person  to  exhibit  in 
their  schools  any  books  or  articles  of  apparatus  unless  by  consent 
of  the  Superintendent,  nor  any  contributions  for  any  purposes 
whatever  to  be  taken  up ;  nor  shall  they  receive  presents  of  money 
or  valuables  from  pupils  under  their  tuition. 

5.  Any  teacher  who  may  be  absent  from  school  from  sickness 
or  other  necessity,  must  cause  immediate  notice  of  such  absence  to 
be  given  to  the  Superintendent. 

6.  Ho  teacher  shall  resign  without  giving  four  weeks’  written 
notice  to  the  President  of  the  Board,  and  in  default  of  which  all 
compensation  for  that  time  may  be  declared  forfeited. 


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7.  All  the  teachers  in  the  employ  of  the  Board  shall  meet 
together  on  the  last  Saturday  of  each  school  month  at  half -past 
nine  o’clock  a.  m.  (and  at  such  other  times  as  the  Superintendent 
may  direct),  for  the  purpose  of  promoting  the  best  interests  of  the 
schools.  The  time  shall  be  employed  in  discussing  the  best 
methods  of  teaching  and  discipline,  and  as  the  Board  may  direct. 

8.  All  teachers  above  the  primary  grade  shall  make  a  monthly 
report  to  parents  or  guardians  of  the  attendance,  punctuality, 
deportment  and  scholarship  of  all  pupils  under  their  instruction. 

9.  Teachers  will  be  held  strictly  responsible  for  any  injuries 
done  to  their  rooms  or  furniture.  They  must  attend  carefully  to 
the  ventilation  and  temperature  of  their  rooms,  and  promptly  and 
neatly  make  out  their  schedules,  registers,  and  reports. 

10.  Teachers  may  detain  pupils  half  an  hour  after  school  to 
make  up  neglected  lessons,  but  no  pupil  shall  be  deprived  of  recess. 

11.  Teachers  will  not  be  expected  to  use  the  text-book  in  reci¬ 
tations  in  those  studies  where  the  pupils  do  not  use  it. 

12.  Teachers  shall  report  to  the  Superintendent  pupils  who 
refuse  to  yield  obedience  to  the  rules  of  the  school. 

13.  Any  teacher  may,  with  the  consent  of  the  Superintendent, 
have  one  half  day  in  each  term  to  visit,  and  observe  methods  of 
instruction  and  discipline,  in  other  schools. 

14.  Teachers  unable  through  sickness  to  attend  to  their  duties, 
shall,  for  the  first  week’s  absence  only,  receive  one-fourth  of  the 
regular  pay. 


♦ 


JANITORS. 

The  janitors  appointed  by  the  Board  are  required  to  keep  the 
rooms  well  warmed  and  properly  ventilated,  daily  swept  and 
dusted,  and,  when  necessary,  washed ;  to  ring  the  bells  as  directed 
by  the  Superintendent,  to  keep  the  walks  free  from  snow  and  ice, 
to  make  all  needed  repairs  in  term  time,  to  keep  all  out-buildings 
in  good  condition,  to  closely  watch  and  carefully  protect  all  school 
property  in  and  about  the  building,  and  during  vacation  to  make 
such  improvements  upon  buildings  and  grounds  as  the  Board  or 
their  committee  may  direct. 


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TEXT  BOOKS. 

The  following'  is  a  list  of  the  text  books  in  use  : 

Independent  Readers,  first  five  books  of  the  series. 
Anderson’s  U.  S.  Reader  and  History. 

Monroe’s  Sixth  Reader,  in  High  School. 

Our  World  Geographies. 

Hagar’s  Arithmetics. 

Greene’s  Grammar  and  Analysis. 

Krusi’s  Drawing. 

Spencerian  Penmanship. 

Bryant  &  Stratton’s  Book  Keeping. 

Harkness’  Latin  Grammar  and  Reader. 

Ahn’s  Gei'man  Series. 

Tenney’s  Natural  History  of  Animals. 

Gray’s  How  Plants  Grow. 

Loomis’  Algebra. 

Loomis’  Geometry. 

Hitchcock’s  Physiology. 


MOLINE  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS. 


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COURSE  OF  STUDY. 


HIGH  SCHOOL. 

FIRST  YEAR. 

First  Term. — Book  Keeping,  or  Arithmetic  reviewed. 

English  Analysis  ;  Latin  Grammar  and  Reader,  or  German. 

Algebra  begun. 

Second  Term. — Algebra  continued. 

English  Analysis  ;  Latin  Grammar  and  Reader,  or  German. 
Physiology  begun. 

Third  Term. — Algebra  completed. 

Rhetoric;  Latin  Grammar  and  Reader  completed,  or  German. 
Physiology  completed. 

Compositions,  declamations,  reading,  spelling  and  etymology  of  words, 
music,  drawing,  penmanship,  etc. 

SECOND  YEAR. 

First  Term. — Geometry  begun. 

Rhetoric  ;  Caesar,  or  German. 

Zoology  begun. 

Second  Term. — Geometry  continued. 

English  Literature  begun  ;  Caesar,  or  German. 

Zoology  completed.  . 

Third  Term. — Geometry  completed. 

English  Literature  completed  ;  Sallust,  or  German. 

Botany  begun. 

Composition,  declamation,  reading,  spelling,  music,  etc.,  as  before. 

THIRD  YEAR. 

First  Term. — Natural  Philosophy. 

General  History  ;  Cicero,  or  German. 

Botany  completed. 

Second  Term. — Natural  Philosophy. 

General  History  ;  Virgil,  or  German. 

Chemistry. 

Third  Term. — Logic. 

Virgil,  or  German. 

Chemistry. 

Composition,  declamation,  reading,  spelling,  music,  etc.,  as  before, 


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GRADUATES  OF  THE  HIGH  SCHOOL. 


1876. 

FRANK  H.  WILLIAMS. 

NELLIE  NOURSE. 

EMMA  F.  JENKINS. 

LAURA  C.  LONG. 

J.  ELLA  JACKSON. 

KITTIE  L..  VOORITEES. 

1877. 

FRANK  C.  HARTZELL. 

ALICE  M.  CRAWFORD. 

SARAH  A.  CORNWALL. 

FANNIE  A.  HUNTOON. 

LUCY  AINSWORTH. 

HATTIE  J.  McKEEVER. 

SIXTH  ANNUAL  REPORT 

OF  THE 

BOARD  OF  EDUCATION 


OF  THE 


FOE 

THE  YEAR  ENDING.  MARCH  31  ST,  1879, 


MOLINE,  ILLINOIS. 


R.  H.  MOORE.  STEAM  PRINTER,  METROPOLITAN  BLOCK. 

1879, 


Members  of  the  Board  of  Education. 


W.  C.  BENNETT,  President. 

H.  H.  GROVER,  Secretary. 

WM.  H.  EDWARDS.  WM.  T.  BALL. 

H.  L.  BULLEN.  H.  J.  HULL. 


TEftMS  EXPIRE: 


H.  L.  BULLEN,  H.  H.  GROVER, 

April,  1879. 

WM.  H.  EDWARDS,  WM.  T.  BALL, 

April,  1880. 

WM.  C.  BENNETT,  H.  J.  HULL, 

April,  1881. 


Corps  of  Teachers  for  1878-9. 


W.  S.  MACK, 

Superintendent. 


Miss  IDA  McMICKEN,  Principal  High  School. 

Miss  M.  E.  QUACKENBUSH,  First  Assistant  High  School. 
Miss  VIRGINIA  GRAVES,  Second  Assistant  High  School. 
Miss  ELLA  CLEAVES,  First  Grammar  Room. 

Miss  E.  J.  McMEEKAN,  Second  Grammar  Room. 

Miss  A.  E.  WADSWORTH,  First  Intermediate  Room. 

Miss  F.  G.  FERGUSON,  Second  Intermediate  Room. 

Miss  C.  F.  CLARK,  Third  Intermediate  Room. 

Miss  F.  G.  WRIGHT,  First  Primary  Room. 

Miss  M.  A.  TYRRILL,  Second  Primary  Room. 

Miss  M.  KNOWLES,  Third  Primary  Room. 

Miss  A.  E.  SCHOONMAKER,  Fourth  Primary  Room. 

WEST  WARD. 

Mrs.  L.  M.  RICHARDSON,  Second  Grammar  Room. 

Miss  A.  M.  CRAWFORD,  First  Intermediate  Room. 

Miss  S.  CORNWALL,  Second  Intermediate  Room. 

Miss  L.  C.  LONG,  First  Primary  Room. 

Miss.  F.  A.  HUNTOON,  Second  Primary  Room. 

Miss  LUCY  EVANS,  Third  Primary  Room. 

Miss  A.  M.  STRAWDER,  Fourth  Primary  Room. 

EAST  WARD. 

Miss  MARY  WILLIAMS,  Intermediate  Room. 

Mfss  M.  Y.  CLEMENT,  Primary  Room. 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


Report  of  the  Board  of  Education. 


In  compliance  with  the  requirements  of  the  School  Law,  the 
Board  of  Education  herewith  present  their  Sixth  Annual  Re¬ 
port. 

Improvements  and  Repairs. 

During  the  year  the  Eastward  House  has  been  re-painted 
throughout.  The  West  Ward  House  has  been  grained  and  the 
blackboards  re-paintecl.  In  the  Central  House  the  hall  floors 
have  been  re-laid  with  maple,  and  cases  for  apparatus  and 
specimens  made.  Otherwise  but  little  has  been  expended  upon 
buildings,  beyond  what  was  necessary  for  their  preservation. 

A  settlement  has  been  effected  for  the  expenses  incurred  by 
the  Board  last  year,  in  replacing  the  lead  roofing  with  tin,  and 
the  money  paid  over  to  the  School  Treasurer. 

Our  claim  against  District  No.  1,  Township  17,  for  tuition  of 
pupils  for  1873-4,  has  also  been  adjusted  and  paid. 

School  Rooms. 

Our  school  rooms  are  well  filled.  The  First  Primaries  are 
crowded  to  overflowing.  If  the  usual  number  of  pupils  seek 
admission  next  term,  it  will  be  necessary  to  resort  to  half-day 
attendance,  or  seat  the  last  vacant  room  now  at  the  disposal  of 
the  Board. 

Our  report  shows  an  enrollment  of  1,185,  an  increase  over 
last  year  of  141.  Our  seating  capacity  is  now  limited  to  1,073, 
and  can  be  increased  only  to  1,125  sittings. 

Eor  lack  of  school  facilities  the  Board  has  been  obliged  to 
continue  its  ward  limits  as  they  were  last  year,  to  the  great 
inconvenience  of  those  living  in  the  Second  Ward.  The  neces¬ 
sity  of  some  action  preparatory  to  the  erection  of  a  house  in 
that  ward  increases  each  year.  How  best  to  meet  that  want  is 
the  question  the  people  must  decide  for  themselves.  Burdened 
with  taxes,  will  they  submit  to  any  increase?  By  the  law  of  the 
State  the  District  must  suppdy  the  wants  of  the  pupils.  For  a 
year  or  two  it  may  be  advisable  to  rent  one  or  two  rooms ;  but 


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at  an  early  day  a  building  must  be  erected.  There  are  but  two 
ways  in  which  this  can  be  done.  Issue  interest-bearing  bonds, 
payable  at  some  future  time,  or  raise  a  small  amount  by  tax 
each  year,  to  be  set  apart  as  a  building  fund,  with  which  to 
begin  the  erection  of  a  building  in  two  or  three  years.  The 
folly  of  issuing  bonds— city  or  school — on  which  the  citizens 
must  first  pay  in  interest  a  sum  equal  to  the  original  debt,  and 
then  pay  the  bonds  themselves,  is  becoming  more  and  more 
apparent  to  the  intelligent  tax -payers. 

We  suggest  that  the  Board,  by  vote  of  the  people,  be  author¬ 
ized  to  levy  such  tax;  and  with  the  suggestion  leave  the  whole 
matter  to  those — locally — most  interested  to  secure  such  action 
at  the  polls  as  the  public  may  see  fit  to  take. 

The  bonded  debt,  now  reduced  to  $10,515,  will  be  fully  paid 
in  three  years. 

Apparatus,  Etc. 

During  the  year  the  Board  has  expended  for: 

A 

Reference  books  for  use  of  teachers  and  pupils. .  .$168  89 

Apparatus  and  specimens  of  various  kinds .  193  05 

Organs  for  West  Ward  and  Central  Schools .  176  70 

Other  purposes . 7 .  10  60 

-  $550  24 

This  amount  has  been  paid  from  the  Tuition  Bund,  and 
should  be  deducted  from  the  sum  total  of  school  expenses,  as 
shown  in  the  Financial  report. 

Tuition  Fund. 

Amount  reported  last  year . $463  62 

Amount  received  this  year . : .  347  87 

-  $811  51 

Less  amount  expended  as  shown  above .  550  24 

Leaving  in  the  hands  of  the  School  Treasurer. . .  $261  27 

This  ^fund  increased  yearly  by  the  receipts  from  tuition  of 

non-resident  pupils,  will  enable  the  Board  to  procure  all  neces¬ 
sary  apparatus,  specimens  and  reference  books  that  the  schools 
may  require. 


Teacher’s  and  Training  Class. 

During  the  year  several  of  our  teachers  have  been  com¬ 
pelled  to  resign  their  positions  on  account  of  failing  health. 
The  demand  for  teachers — upon  short  notice — to  fill  the  vacan¬ 
cies  caused  by  sickness  or  otherwise,  cannot  always  be  met. 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


This  year  we  have  been  able  to  fill  their  places  largely  from  the 
Normal  Class.  This  class  has  been  at  work  since  November, 
under  the  supervision  of  the  Superintendent.  The  interest 
shown  and  the  progress  made  in  their  work,  justify  the  Board 
in  continuing  this  department  as  an  essential  part  of  our  school 
system. 

Course  of  Study. 

The  Course  of  Study  adopted  by  the  Board,  and  printed 
elsewhere  in  this  report,  will,  wTe  trust,  commend  itself  to  all 
wrho  desire  to  give  their  children  a  practical  education.  This 
enlarged  course  of  study,  the  Normal  Class,  as  well  as  the 
method  of  instruction  introduced  three  years  since,  are  newT 
departures  in  our  common  school  work.  Confident  of  their 
intrinsic  worth  and  ultimate  success,  we  ask  for  them  a  fair 
and  impartial  trial.  We  earnestly  invite  all  to  witness  the 
practical  test  of  the  school  room  before  passing  judgment  upon 
their  merits.  We  also  commend  to  your  careful  consideration 
the  views  of  the  Superintendent  upon  the  disputed  points. 

We  invite  your  attention  to  the  various  tables  annexed  to 
the  exhibit  of  Expenditures,  and  to  the  Report  of  the  Superin¬ 
tendent. 

W.  C.  BENNETT, 

H.  H.  GROVER,  President. 

Secretarry. 


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Salaries. 


f)  TEAR. 


L.  Gregory,  Superintendent,  21  m... $1,600  00  $  399  98 
W.  S.  Mack,  Superintendent,  6f  m. . .  1,200  00  900  00 


CENTRAL  HOUSE. 


Miss  M.  A.  Keyes,  6|  months . $675  00  438  28 

Miss  Ida  McMicken,  3  months .  675  00  225  00 

Miss  M.  E.  Quackenbush,  9  months. . . .  575  00  568  75 

Miss  L.  Lavender,  21  months .  450  00  112  50 

Miss  Y.  Graves,  6|  months .  '500  00  367  68 

Miss  Ella  Cleaves  9  months .  475  00  473  13 

Miss  E.  J.  McMeekan,  9  months .  425  00  425  00 

Miss  E.  G.  Wright,  21  months . .  425  00  423  82 

Miss  A.  E.  Wadsworth,  6  months .  370  00  249  02 

Miss  B.  M.  Parker,  21  months .  425  00  106  25 

Miss  E.  G.  Eerguson,  6f  months .  425  00  318  75 

Miss  S.  C.  Beed,  21  months .  425  00  106  25 

Miss  C.  F.  Clark,  6f  months .  350  00  258  04 

Miss  J.  E.  Jackson,  21  months .  382  50  95  62 

Miss  A.  M.  Pickens,  6|  months .  425  00  311  64 

Miss  M.  A.  Tyrrill,  If  months .  315  00  63  00 

Mrs.  A.  M.  Wells,  7i  months .  425  00  345  89 

Miss  M.  Knowles .  315  00  23  00 

Miss  A.  E.  Schoonmaker,  9  months _  450  00  450  00 


„  WEST  WARD  HOUSE. 

O.  H.  Brainard,  21  months . $540  00  135  00 

Mrs.  L.  M.  Bichardson,  6f  months .  450  00  337  50 

Miss  A.  M.  Crawford,  9  months .  400  00  395  63 

Miss  L.  Cornwall,  9  months .  400  00  395  63 

Miss  L.  C.  Long,  9  months .  400  00  395  63 

Miss  F.  A.  Huntoon,  51  months .  315  00  188  25 

Miss  Ida  Tuttle,  3|  months .  400  00  166  65 

Mrs.  L.  J.  Huntoon,  7  months .  425  00  276  09 

Miss  Lucy  Evans,  2|  months .  400  00  122  21 

Miss  A.  M.  Strawder,  9  months .  450  00  450  00 


EAST  WARD  HOUSE. 

Miss  F.  G.  Ferguson,  21  months . $425  00  106  25 

Mis  M.  Williams,  6f  months .  400  00  300  00 


$1,299  98 


$5,361  62 


$2,862  59 


REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


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Miss  H.  McKeever,  2J  months .  340  00  85  00 

Miss  M.  Y.  Clement,  6|  months .  400  00  297  50 

- —  $  788  75 

SUBSTITUTES. 

Miss  A.  E.  Brett . $14  00 

Miss  N.  Joslyn .  38  50 

Miss  E.  Kerns .  32  08 

Miss  M.  L.  Healy .  21  00 

Miss  May  Dow .  17  50 

-  $  123  08 


Total  salaries . $10,436  02 


Secretary. 


H.  H.  Grover 


150  00 


Jan /tors. 

Thomas  Jewett,  Central  House,  12  m. .  .$50  00  $575  00 
P.  Huntoon,  West  Ward  House,  9i  m. . .  40  00  380  00 
J.  F.  Carlstedt,  East  Ward  House,  9  m..  12  00  114  00 

-  $1,069  00 

Insurance. 

Gould,  Walker  &  Co.,  East  Ward  House,  $1,200,  3  yrs.  $  15  00 


Furniture  and  Fixtures. 

H.  L.  Bullen,  curtain  fixtures  and  thermome¬ 


ters  . $  4  35 

C.  E.  Pruessing,  four  organ  stools .  3  25 

T.  Jewett,  vice .  5  00 

E.  Smith  &  Co.,  coal  hods .  1  50 

-  $  14  10 


Stationery  and  Supplies. 


R.  H.  Moore,  1,000  school  reports  for  ’78, . $  60  00 

Sam  Kennedy,  cards,  programmes,  etc .  33  35 

Globe  P’t’g  Co.,  record  books  and  ruled  paper. .  35  00 

H.  H.  Grover,  postage  stamps,  etc .  2  75 

H.  L.  Bullen,  record  book .  60 

Adams  &  Co.,  school  registers .  14  50 

C.  P.  Rogers,  class  books .  4  20 


A.  A.  Crandall,  drawing  coal . $  3  00 

Green  River  Coal  Co.,  coal .  452  97 

H.  H.  Grover,  for  laborer  handling  coal .  10  58 

D.  W.  Sickles,  coal .  57  00 

Dimock,  Gould  &  Co.,  splints . . .  7  75 


$  531  30 


MOLINE  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS.  £) 


General  Supplier. 

James  Shaw,  brooms,  etc. . . . . $  12  57 

Thomas  Jewett,  pails,  cups,  etc. ..... . . .  5  07 

Frank  Miller,  supplies . .  67  93 

H.  L.  Bullen,  ink .  7  50 

Moline  paper  Co.,  paper . -  7  50 

Richards  &  Sohrbeck,  supplies .  26  69 

R.  H.  Peterson,  brooms . .  1  00 

Clendenin  &  Co.,  xiencils. . . .  6  00 

- -  $  134  26 

Improvements  and  Repairs. 

CENTRAL  HOUSE. 

Patrick  Considine,  laborer . $  16  80 

Frank  Murrey,  laborer . . . 15  00 

M.  Connell,  clrayage .  1  50 

B.  Wood,  sand .  1  00 

Dimock,  Gould  &  Co.,  cedar  posts . : .  4  00 

H.  Ii.  Grover,  pd.  laborer  with  team .  1  50 

Thomas  Worshing,  repairs  on  furnace .  32  05 

J.  G.  Salisbury,  hardwood  floor  for  hall,  and 

making  specimen  case .  173  17 

H.  F.  Luce,  painting,  etc .  18  00 

—  $  263  02 

WEST  WARD  HOUSE. 

Luce  &  Jasper,  painting  and  graining . $112  00 

Luce  &  Jasper,  repainting  blackboards .  73  00 

H.  F.  Luce,  lining  blackboards .  3  00 

-  $  188  00 

EAST  WARD  HOUSE. 

D.  Palmer,  kalsomining  rooms . $  8  00 

E.  Smith  &  Co.,  paints,  etc . ,  23  93 

J.  O.  Anthony,  repainting  blackboards . .  9  00 

M.  B.  Hill,  pump . .  12  00 

Dimock,  Gould  &  Co.,  lumber. . .  5  71 

-  $  58  64 

Incident  a  l  Expenses . 

CENTRAL  HOUSE. 

J.  C.  Murray,  labor . . $  7  12 

A.  A.  Crandall,  teaming .  6  00 

D.  Newton,  teaming . ; .  4  50 

H.  P.  Pierce,  trees,  hedge  plants,  etc . . .  2  50 

H.  H.  Grover,  laborer,  freight,  dray  age,  etc. ...  10  50 

Thomas  Jewett,  sundries .  1129 

E.  Smith  &  Co.,  repairs  and  fixtures .  16  16 

Moline  Paper  Co.,  rags . .  1  60 

L.  F.  Kerns,  repairs,  etc .  23  61 

Dimock,  Gould  &  Co.,  sawdust .  1  00 

D.  O.  Reid,  repairs,  etc .  7  68 

Thomas  Worshing,  repairs  to  furnace .  7  00 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


J.  G.  Salisbury,  laborer .  4  10 

Lee  Rogers,  laborer .  2  50 

EL  Gorman,  laborer .  2  50 

T.  Yates,  repair  of  piping .  25  99 

-  $  134  05 

WEST  WARD  HOUSE. 

H.  P.  Pierce,  trees . $  4  00 

H.  L.  Bullen,  labor  and  drayage .  3  00 

E.  Smith  &  Co.,  repairs,  glass,  etc .  16  16 

J.  F.  Wollensack,  transom  lifters .  3  50 

Williams,  White  &  Co.,  repairs .  5  80 

J.  Huntoon,  moving  bell .  2  00 

D.  O.  Reid,  repairs  on  stoves .  1  62 

P.  Huntoon,  sundries .  3  75 

L.  P.  Kerns,  scrapers .  2  25 

H.  H.  Grover,  laborer,  etc .  2  75 

-  $  44  83 


EAST  WARD  HOUSE. 

H.  P.  Pierce,  trees . 

J.  C.  Moore,  cleaning  out  well 
Dimock,  Gould  &  Co.,  lumber 
J.  Cassell,  repairs  on  stove. . . 

E.  Smith  &  Co . 


General  Incidental  Expenses. 


Jno.  Huntoon,  Judge  of  Election . $  3  00 

H.  L.  Bullen,  Judge  of  Election .  3  00 

H.  H.  Grover,  Clerk  of  Election .  3  00 

H.  H.  Grover,  rent  of  office,  freight,  express,  etc.  13  30 

M.  Ritchie  &  Co.,  repairs .  1  37 

E.  Connell,  drayage . .  2  00 

Barnard  &  Leas  Mfg.  Co.,  repairs .  2  00 

M.  A.  Gould,  survey  of  school  lot .  9  50 

N.  C.  Tyrrill,  cleaning  church .  3  15 

A.  B.  Sherman,  repairing  clock .  50 

Hull  Bros.,  carpeting  for  erasers .  3  00 

First  National  Bank,  matting .  7  00 

W.  S.  Mack,  sundries .  9  59 

Frank  Miller,  freight,  etc .  4  63 

Dimock,  Gould  &  Co.,  lumber .  2  60 

D.  O.  Reid,  work  on  mats .  4  11 

E.  Lewis,  legal  services .  25  00 

Richards  &  Sohrbeck,  sundries .  6  35 

T.  Jewett,  sundries .  2  72 

L.  F.  Harson,  court  fees .  6  60 

H.  L.  Bullen,  census .  40  00 

-  $  152  42 

Maps  and  Charts. 

A.  M.  Hubbard,  six  sets  musical  charts . $  36  00 

L.  Prang  &  Co.,  two  sets  animal  charts, .  21  25 

TT -  $  67  26 


$  5  00 
2  00 
2  21 
2  00 
40 

-  $  11  61 


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Text  Books. 

H.  L.  Bullen,  books  for  indigent  pupils . $  1  50 

Frank  Miller,  books  for  teachers  and  indigent 

pupils .  9  14 

Richards  &  Sohrbeck,  books  for  teachers  and 

indigent  pupils . r .  1  70 

-  $  12  34 

Reference  Books. 

M.  Warren,  cyclopaedias . $  79  25 

Jansen,  McClurg  &  Co.,  books .  85  64 

L.  B.  Hendren,  books .  4  00 

-  $  168  89 

Apparatus,  Etc. 

E.  Ritchie  &  Son,  philosophical  apparatus . $  31  55 

Frank  Miller,  chemicals .  48  00 

H.  A.  Ward,  skeleton,  birds,  etc .  114  50 

-  $  194  05 

Organs. 

J.  Wallace,  organ  Central  House . .' . $  75  00 

H.  Kohler,  organ  West  Ward  House .  101  70 

-  $  176  70 

Recapitulation  of  Expenses 

COMPARED  WITH  THOSE  OF  LAST  YEAR. 

1777-8.  1778-9. 

Teachers’  salaries . $10,386  59  $10,436  02 

Secretary’s  salary .  150  00  150  00 

Janitors’ salaries .  10,150  00  1,069  00 

Interest .  102  43 

Insurance .  540  00  15  00 

Furniture  and  fixtures .  440  55  14  10 

Stationery  and  supplies . 196  39  150  40 

Fuel .  535  22  531  30 

General  supplies .  74  75  134  26 

IMPROVEMENTS  AND  REPAIRS. 

Central  House . $  1,991  50  $  263  02 

West  Ward  House .  428  61  188  00 

East  Ward  House .  9  30  58  64 

INCIDENTAL  EXPENSES. 

Central  House . $  204  03  134  05 

West  Ward  House .  58  96  44  83 

Eastward  House .  30  18  11  61 

General  incidental  expenses .  84  28  152  42 

Maps  and  charts . . . .  57  25 

T^xt  books  . . ,  12  34 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


TUITION  FUND. 


Reference  books 
Apparatus ...... 

Organs  . 

Tuition  account 


$  16  50  168  89 

194  05 
176  70 
10  60 


$15,759  80  $13,972  48 


Tuition  Account. 


I.  Wood,  Sec.  District  No.  1,  Township  17 .  $  10  60 

Bonded  Indebtedness . 

Bonds  issued  in  1873,  and  maturing  July  1879 

to  July  1882 . ' . $14,515  00 

Of  this  amount  there  will  be  paid  in  July  next 

from  tax  of  1878 .  4,000. 00 


Leaving  a  bonded  debt  of .  $10,515  00 

Tuition  Fund. 

Balance  reported  last  year . . . $463  62 

Amount  collected  during  the  year .  261  40 

Amount  collected  from  District  No.  1,  Town¬ 
ship  17,  for  tuitions  in  1874 . 84  72 

Amount  collected  from  tines,  etc .  2  17 

-  $  811  91 

Paid  from  this  fund  for  reference  books . $168  89 

“  “  “  “  apparatus,  etc .  194  05 

“  “  “  “  organs .  176  70 

Tuitions  paid  District  No.  1,  Township  17 .  10  60 

- -  $  550  24 

Balance  in  hands  of  School  Treasurer .  $  261  67 


Funds  Received  by  School  Treasurer. 

From  district  taxes . $19,886  38 

Prom  Township  Fund . 178  19 

From  Secretary  School  Board,  for  expense  of 
re-rooling  Central  House,  paid  by  TI.  A. 

Barnard .  250  00 

For  tuition,  etc .  348  29 

- $20,662  86 

Tax  Levy. 

Tax  levy  made  by  Board  for  the  expenses  of  the 

year . . . .  $20,500  00 


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SUPERINTENDENT'S  REPORT. 


To  the  Boakd  of  Education  : 

Gentlemen — In  compliance  with  previous  custom,  I  have  the 
honor  to  submit  my  first  report  of  the  condition  and  needs  of 
the  system  of  schools  entrusted  to  your  supervision. 

Course  of  Study. 

There  seems  to  be  a  wrong  conception,  in  a  few  minds,  of 
the  nature,  scope  and  object  of  the  course  of  study,  now  quite 
closely  followed  by  the  teachers  in  your  schools. 

Two  years  ago  last  September,  at  the  suggestion  of  a  former 
Superintendent,  you  placed  [in  the  hands  of  your  teachers  a 
course  of  study,  the  most  important  features  of  which  were 
developed  and  put  in  practical  operation  in  the  public  schools 
of  Aurora,  this  State.  It  is  not  the  product  of  a  professional 
writer  of  school  books,  but  is  the  result  of  the  close  observation 
and  careful  thought  of  one  of  our  leading  educators,  during  a 
period  of  eighteen  years.  It  is  true  that  some  errors  in  detail 
may  be  found;  but  the  general  plan  of  the  work  has  received 
the  approval  of  the  best  educators  East  and  West,  whose  criti¬ 
cisms  were  solicited  immediately  after  the  book  appeared  in  its 
present  form. 

The  author,  in  his  report  to  the  Board  of  Education,  recom¬ 
mending  the  adoption  of  the  course,  says : 

“This  is  not  an  oral  course,  except  as  it  applies  to  pupils  too 
young  to  read.  Our  pupils  use  books  more,  and  much  more 
intelligently  now  than  when  lessons  were  assigned  them  from 
prescribed  text-books.  As  the  use  of  prescribed  texts  but  limits 
the  extent  and  value  of  the  pupil’s  book  work,  there  is  the  more 
need  of  a  definite  outline  of  what  should  be  accomplished  in 
each  subject,  by  each  grade  of  pupils.  *  *  *  *  * 

The  course  is,  indeed,  arranged  by  grades,  and  is  subdivided 
into  terms’,  months’,  and,  in  some  instances,  into  weeks’  work; 
but  it  is  not  expected  that  all  teachers  at  any  time,  or  that  any 
teacher  can  at  all  times,  do  the  work  as  prescribed.  The  vary¬ 
ing  conditions  of  time  and  weather,  of  health  and  ability  and 
disposition,  absolutely  preclude  the  possibility  of  this.  *  * 

The  divisions  into  terms’,  months’  and  weeks’  work,  are  but  the 
expressions  of  opinion,  after  a  test  of  nearly  five  years,  in  most 
cases,  as  to  how  much  can  be  done  by  good  teachers  with  an 
average  class,  under  favorable  circumstances.” . 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


The  course  contains  running  outlines,  for  the  guidance  of 
teachers,  in  the  following  named  branches :  Reading,  Number, 
Language,  Geography,  Biography  and  History,  Government, 
Human  Body,  Plants  and  Animals,  with  an  appendix,  including 
plans  of  lessons  on  various  topics,  which  form  a  part  of  the 
above  named  branches.  The  selection  and  arrangement  of  the 
subject  matter  found  under  these  different  heads,  is  such  that 
each  outline  may  be  followed  profitably  by  any  good  teacher, 
with  or  without  text  books  in  the  hands  of  the  pupils.  In  several 
cases,  especially  in  Human  Body,  Plants  and  Animals,  the 
work  is  arranged  in  series.  Each  series  is  adapted  to  pupils  in 
certain  grades,  and  covers  the  same  general  ground  as  the 
others,  differing,  however,  in  the  amount  of  matter  to  be  given, 
in  the  number  of  relations  to  be  studied,  and  in  the  use  of  tech¬ 
nical  and  scientific  terms,  which  are  introduced  at  such  a  time 
as  the  age  and  progress  of  the  pupils  warrant  a  comprehension 
of  them.  In  short,  each  succeeding  series  dips  deeper  into  the 
subject  than  the  preceding  one. 

All  the  branches  enumerated,  except  the  three  last  discussed, 
together  with  Geography  and  Biography,  are  carried  through 
the  entire  year,  from  the  lowest  primary  to  the  highest  grammar 
grade.  Geography  proper  is  taken  up  in  fourth  grade,  and 
Biography  in  sixth. 

Human  Body,  Animals  and  Plants,  are  not  carried  along 
together  at  any  time,  but  each  subject  is  taught  a  certain  num¬ 
ber  of  months  each  year,  the  first  in  the  fall,  the  second  in  the 
winter,  and  the  last  in  spring  and  summer,  when  the  necessary 
specimens  may  be  obtained.  All  the  pupils  in  a  room  are 
instructed  in  these  branches,  chiefly  by  the  oral  method ,  twenty 
or  thirty  minutes  daily,  during  the  period  assigned  to  them. 
This  method  is  pursued  almost  wholly  in  the  primary  grades, 
and  is  employed  to  a  great  extent  by  teachers  in  the  other 
grades.  This  brings  me  to  another  subject  to  which  I  desire 
to  call  your  attention. 


Oral  Teaching. 

A  knowledge  of  the  researches  of  those  who  have  been  con¬ 
sidered  leaders  in  educational  reform,  during  the  last  two 
hundred  years  or  more,  and  an  understanding  of  the  educational 
principles  developed  and  proclaimed  by  them,  are  almost  indis¬ 
pensable  to  the  intelligent  exercise  of  the  teacher’s  function 
to-day.  De  Quincy  says: 

“A  man  who  takes  up  any  pursuit  without  knowing  what 
advances  others  have  made  in  it,  works  at  a  great  disadvan¬ 
tage.  He  does  not  apply  his  strength  in  the  right  direction, 
and  falls  into  errors  that  have  long  since  been  exploded,” 


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Comenius,  Rousseau,  Pestalozzi,  Kant,  Richter,  Hegel,  Rosen- 
kranz,  Jacotot,  Froebel,  Spencer,  Quick,  Payne,  Mann,  Hail- 
man,  Burton,  Calkins,  and  many  others,  equally  celebrated  in 
the  history  of  education,  essentially  agree  in  the  truth  of  the 
following  principles :  1.  That  it  is  not  the  province  of  the  school 
to  instruct,  so  much  as  to  educate  or  conduct.  2.  That  since 
everything  we  really  know  comes  to  us  through  the  senses, 
they  are  the  first  faculties  to  be  cultured  and  developed.  3. 
That  that  method  of  so-called  teaching,  which  requires  pupils, 
especially  the  younger  ones,  to  learn  assigned  lessons  from 
text  books,  is  more  a  hindrance  than  an  aid  to  this  develop¬ 
ment.  A  few  quotations  will  at  least  partially  confirm  what  I 
have  just  said. 

“Instruction  must  begin  with  actual  inspection,  not  with 
verbal  descriptions  of  things.  From  such  inspection  it  is  that 
certain  knowledge  comes.  What  is  actually  seen  remains 
faster  in  the  memory  than  description  or  enumeration  a  hun¬ 
dred  times  as  often  repeated.” — Comenius. 

“Our  first  instructors  are  our  feet,  hands  and  eyes.  Substi¬ 
tuting  books  for  all  this,  is  not  teaching  us  to  reason,  but  teach¬ 
ing  us  to  use  the  reasoning  of  others.  It  is  teaching  us  to 
believe  a  great  deal,  and  never  to  know  anything.” — Rousseau. 

“Education  is,  if  not  wholly,  at  least  in  a  great  measure,  the 
development  of  faculties,  rather  than  the  imparting  of  knowl¬ 
edge.  ************* 
Words,  which  are  the  signs  of  things,  must  never  be  taught  the 
child  till  he  has  grasped  the  idea  of  the  thing  signified.”— Pesta¬ 
lozzi. 

“  Pupils  should  be  led  to  principles,  not  have  the  principles 
brought  to  them.  The  best  teaching  is  not  that  which  makes 
pupils  passive  recipients.” — Jacotot. 

“Not  perceiving  the  enormous  value  of  that  spontaneous 
education  which  goes  on  in  early  years :  not  perceiving  that  a 
child’s  restless  observation,  instead  of  being  ignored  and 
checked,  should  be  diligently  administered  to,  and  made  as 
accurate  and  complete  as  possible,  teachers  insist  on  occupying 
its  eyes  and  thougnts  with  things  that  are,  for  the  time  being, 
incomprehensible  and  repugnant.  *  *  *  *  *  * 

The  truths  of  number,  of  form,  of  relationship  in  position, 
were  all  originally  drawn  from  objects;  and  to  present  these 
truths  to  the  child  in  the  concrete,  is  to  let  him  learn  them  as  the 
race  learned  them.” — Spencer. 

“I  believe  that  intellectual  education  should  aim,  not  so 
much  at  communicating  facts,  however  valuable,  as  at  showing 
the  pupil  what  true  knowledge  is,  and  giving  him  the  power  and 
disposition  to  acquire  it.” — Quick. 

“The  framing  of  rules,  formulae,  and  general  propositions  is, 
under  the  teacher’s  guidance,  to  be  the  work  of  the  learner,  in 
the  presence  of  facts  that  he  knows,  and  in  no  case  is  the  expe¬ 
rience  of  others  to  be  allowed  to  set  aside  the  learner’s  own 
personal  experience.” — Payne. 

“Education  amongst  us,  *at  present  consists  too  much  in 
telling,  not  in  training.” — Horace  Mann. 


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“During  childhood  the  attention  must  be  largely  occupied 
with  the  accumulation  of  facts  through  the  exercise  "of  the  sev¬ 
eral  senses.  By  means  of  a  proper  training  of  its  various 
faculties  the  child  attains  the  power  of  systematic  effort  in 
learning,  and  thus  the  youth  is  enabled  to  acquire  a  suitable 
knowledge  for  commencing  the  duties  of  the  man.” — Calkins. 

It  has  long  since  been  found  that  no  method  of  rote  or  didac¬ 
tic  teaching  can  ever  lead  to  the  broadest  and  most  useful 
development  of  these  principles  in  their  relation  to  the  educa¬ 
tion  of  children,  and  the  inconsistency  of  developing  natural 
principles  by  artificial  methods  is  now  generally  seen  and 
acknowledged.  On  the  other  hand,  the  “Oral  Method,”  which 
appeals  to  the  perceptive  faculties  of  the  pupil ,  and  leads  him  by  proper 
illustrations  and  clear  and  intelligent  questioning  to  see  that  which  it 
is  good  to  know ,  is  fast  finding  its  way  into  our  best  schools. 

The  principal  objection  to  this  method  lies  in  the  belief  that 
the  pupil  gets  all,  or  nearly  all  of  his  information  from  the 
teacher.  Such  belief  has  no  foundation  in  fact.  He  not  only 
does  not  get  much  of  his  information  from  the  teacher,  which 
to  me  would  not  be  an  unpardonable  crime  if  the  teacher  is 
competent,  but  he  gets  it  by  his  own  efforts,  from  sources  other 
than  the  few  text  books  he  may  chance  to  have. 

In  the  primary  grades  hardly  more  than  a  reader,  a  slate, 
and  perhaps  a  writing  book  and  small  dictionary  are  needed. 
Here  the  good  teacher  is  gradually  fitting  the  pupil,  by  develop¬ 
ing  the  observing  faculties  and  awakening  thought,  for  that 
future  period,  when  he  will  be  required  to  study  and  master 
prescribed  texts.  Numerous  and  varied  illustrations,  accom¬ 
panied  by  careful  questioning,  awaken  in  the  child’s  mind  an 
eager  interest.  With  this  early  training  of  the  faculties,  the 
subsequent  acquisition  and  assimilation  of  facts  will  be  an  easy 
and  a  pleasant  task. 

Supplement  in  the  intermediate  and  higher  grades  the  Use 
of  text  books  with  a  reasonable  amount  of  oral  teaching,  backed 
by  carefully  selected  reference  books  at  the  pupil’s  disposal,  and 
his  horizon  will  rapidly  widen.  New  sources  of  knowledge 
will  be  opened  to  him,  independent  thought  and  investigation 
encouraged,  and  the  foundation,  at  least,  of  a  broad  culture 
established. 

Normal  Class. 

The  Normal  Class,  which  you  decided  to  organize  at  the 
beginning  of  the  Fall  Term,  and  from  which  you  propose  to  fill 
future  vacancies,  did  not  begin  work  until  the  last  week  in 
October.  Since  then  it  has  been  in  active  operation,  taking  up, 
according  to  a  definite  plan,  the  theory  and  practice  of  teaching. 


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The  class  has  been  composed  of  nine  young  ladies — Misses 
Knowles,  Tyrrell,  Brett,  Joslyn,  Kerns  and  Dow,  of  the  class  of 
’78;  Misses  Huntoon  and  Ainsworth,  of  the  class  of  ’77,  and 
Miss  Healv. 

The  general  plan  of  the  course  of  study  now  followed  in  tire 
schools,  has  been  made  the  basis  of  Normal  Class  work.  Each 
subject  taught  is  treated  in  the  following  manner:  1.  The 
class  is  required  to  make  logical  outines  of  the  entire  sub¬ 
ject,  which  are  criticised  and  corrected.  2.  A  running  out¬ 
line  of  the  same  subject  is  made,  showing  the  work  divided 
into  grades,  terms,  'months  and  sometimes  weeks.  [The  logical 
outline  presents  the  prominent  points  in  logical  order;  the  run¬ 
ning  outline  shows  the  order  to  be  followed  in  teaching,  which 
is  not  always  logical  in  the  strict  sense].  3.  After  beginning 
work,  on  the  running  outlines  members  of  the  class  give  lessons 
on  topics  and  in  grades  designated  by  the  Superintendent. 
Care  is  taken  to  select  only  such  matter  for  lesssons  as  is 
adapted  to  the  every  day  work  of  the  grades.  While  the  lesson 
is  being  given  the  other  members  of  the  class  listen,  and  make 
a  note  of  criticisms,  which  are  discussed  at  a  future  time.  4. 
While  making  the  running  outline,  plans  and  sketches  on  speci¬ 
fied  topics  are  also  written,  the  former  enumerating  in  order 
the  steps  to  be  taken  in  developing  the  new  matter  of  one  reci¬ 
tation,  and  the  latter  comprising  the  questions  and  answers 
supposed  to  be  given  while  developing  the  above  matter. 

All  temporary  vacancies  in  the  corps  of  teachers  are  filled 
by  the  Normal  Class.  This  affords  much  profitable  practice  for 
the  class,  and  prevents  interruption  of  work  by  suspension  of 
school. 


Training  Teacher. 

Closely  related  to  the  highest  efficiency  of  the  Normal  Class, 
as  well  as  to  the  best  interests  of  the  primary  schools,  is  the 
necessity  of  a  good  Training  Teacher. 

After  devoting  an  hour  and  a  half  in  the  morning  to  the  dis¬ 
cussion  of  the  theory  of  teaching,  I  find  that  I  have  little  time 
for  personal  observation  of  the  practical  work  of  the  class  in 
the  different  rooms,  and  must  get  most  of  my  information  from 
the  teacher  of  the  room  where  the  lesson  is  given,  and  from  the 
class.  That  this  plan  may  show  the  best  results,  a  competent 
person  should  take  charge  of  the  class  when  lessons  are  given, 
criticise  closely,  and  devote  thirty  minutes,  at  least,  after  the 
recitation  to  the  discussion  of  these  criticisms,  as  well  as  those 
made  by  the  class.  This  is  hardly  possible  as  the  class  is  now 
conducted. 


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Again,  every  ten  primary  schools,  which  is  the  number  in 
your  system,  should  be  placed  under  special  supervision.  The 
three  most  important  years  of  the  pupil’s  school  life  are  passed 
in  the  primary  grades.  Notwithstanding  this  fact  these  grades 
have  been  too  much  neglected,  even  in  our  modern  system  of 
education.  Here  we  not  only  want  good  teachers,  but  intelli¬ 
gent  and  constant  oversight  and  direction,  that  the  best  results 
may  accrue  from  their  labors.  Errors  in  teaching  must  always 
be  injurious  to  the  pupil;  but  the  evil  effect  produced  on  the 
plastic  minds  of  primary  pupils,  by  errors  of  fact,  of  method 
and  of  discipline,  is  corrected  with  much  more  difficulty 
than  in  the  case  of  more  advanced  pupils.  The  danger  of 
such  mistakes  would  be  greatly  lessened,  and  the  best  possible 
results  of  primary  teaching  more  nearly  approached,  by  the 
employment  of  a  good  Training  Teacher. 

The  B  Room,  Central  Building,  has  been  without  a  perma¬ 
nent  teacher  since  the  second  week  in  February,  the  vacancy 
having  been  filled  by  members  of  the  Normal  Class,  each  substi¬ 
tuting  not  less  than  two, weeks.  With  careful  oversight  this  plan, 
permanently  followed,  would  afford  excellent  practice  for  the 
Normal  Class,  and  would  not  be  inconsistent  with  thorough 
work  and  good  discipline. 

This  room  could  be  made  the  headquarters  of  the  Training 
Teacher,  who  should  at  the  same  time  be  responsible  for  its 
efficiency,  assisting  and  directing  Normal  Class  pupils  while 
teaching  there,  and  taking  care  that  each  member  begins  the 
work  where  the  preceding  one  leaves  it. 

The  ward  schools  would  be  benefited  not  a  little  by  the 
increased  supervision  which  this  plan  ensures.  The  forenoons 
of  a  Training  Teacher  could  be  profitably  devoted  to  their 
interests. 

High  School. 

The  High  School  course,  adopted  before  the  commencement 
of  school  last  September,  has  been  on  trial  seven  months,  and 
the  advantage  of  a  four  years’  course  and  four  classes  is  very 
obvious.  The  object  of  adding  another  year  to  the  course  was 
not  to  increase  the  number  of  studies,  but  to  reduce  the  num¬ 
ber  carried  each  year,  and  to  extend  the  time  allotted  to  each. 
This  enables  pupils  to  go  over  more  ground,  and  at  the  same 
time  to  do  more  thorough  work  in  each  study.  After  next 
year  the  classes  in  the  High  School  will  be  following  the  course 
as  presented  hereafter  in  this  report. 

In  arranging  this  course  the  object  has  been  not  to  offer 
an  opportunity  for  college  preparation,  but  rather  to  afford  the 
best  possible  training  and  culture  for  the  very  great  majority 


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of  our  pupils,  who  leave  school  when  they  leave  the  High 
School.  The  greatest  good  of  the  greatest  number  seems  to  be 
the  first  consideration  in  arranging  a  course  of  study  for  our 
graded  schools.  First,  an  English  course;  afterwards,  if  the 
size  of  the  school  and  the  sentiment  of  any  considerable  num¬ 
ber  of  its  patrons  warrant  it,  a  Latin  or  classical  course,  inde¬ 
pendent  of  the  former,  both  left  to  the  option  of  pupils  enter¬ 
ing  the  High  School. 

Apparatus  and  Reference  Books. 

The  various  appliances  essential  to  good  work,  purchased 
prior  to  and  during  the  past  year,  have  been  carefully  arranged 
for  use.  The  apparatus  and  specimens  cover  to  a  consider¬ 
able  extent  the  subjects  of  Natural  Philosophy,  Chemistry, 
Physiology  and  Zoology.  The  philosophical  and  chemical 
apparatus  is  quite  full,  and  adequate  for  the  performance 
of  the  characteristic  experiments.  The  zoological  collection 
comprises  about  twenty  typical  specimens,  illustrating  the 
larger  divisions  of  the  animal  kingdom.  These  will  serve  as  a 
basis  for  further  collection  by  high  school  and  other  pupils. 

The  reference  books  belonging  to  the  school  library  number 
148  volumes.  These  have  been  labelled  and  catalogued.  They 
have  been  selected  with  reference  to  the  different  subjects 
taught  in  the  schools,  care  being  taken  to  purchase  only  author¬ 
itative  works  on  these  subjects.  Such  books  assist  both  teach¬ 
ers  and  pupils,  and  facilitate  work  by  being  within  easy  reach. 
The  number  should  be  gradually  increased  until  we  have  a 
school  library  of  500  volumes. 

Music  and  Drawing. 

These  two  branches  of  aesthetic  training  have  not  yet  been 
satisfactorily  outlined  and  systematized.  With  a  definite  plan 
for  the  guidance  of  teachers  in  the  different  grades,  much  use¬ 
ful  Avork  may  be  accomplished  by  devoting  not  more  than  fif¬ 
teen  minutes  daily  to  the  former,  and  an  hour  and  a  half  each 
week  to  the  latter.  Short  recitations  in  the  theory  of  music, 
given  daily,  would  enable  all  to  participate,  even  if  a  small 
number  could  not  sing. 

In  drawing,  the  hand  and  eye  may  be  trained  to  better  execu¬ 
tion,  and  the  judgment  to  a  better  appreciation  of  proportion 
and  harmony,  even  if  pupils  cannot  draw  pretty  pictures.  At  an 
early  day  we  hope  to  realize  to  a  very  perceptible  extent  the 
possiblities  above  stated. 

Discipline. 

There  have  been  few  cases  of  severe  discipline  during  the 


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past  year.  There  is  a  manifest  desire  on  the  part  of  the  greater 
number  to  conform  to  all  needful  regulations,  as  interpreted  by 
the  Board  and  teachers.  Our  methods  fall  short,  however,  of 
accomplishing  all  that  is  necessary  and  desirable  in  connection 
with  the  government  of  the  schools. 

In  a  late  number  of  the  Educational  Weekly  a  Chicago  princi¬ 
pal  says: 

“The  practice  of  opening  the  public  school  room  to  all, 
indiscriminately,  is  pernicious  to  the  individual  character,  and 
to  the  welfare  of  the  State.  We  admit  all  between  certain 
ages,  with  the  single  condition  of  freedom  from  contagious  dis¬ 
eases.  The  moral  condition  of  the  applicant  is  not  considered. 
He  may  be  a  known  thief,  a  liar,  profane  and  obscene  in  lan¬ 
guage,  indecent  in  habits;  there  is  no  law  to  refuse  him 
admittance.  *****  What  is  the  remedy? 
There  should  be  something  between  the  public  school  and  the 
prison.  The  reform  schools,  excellent  in  their  place,  do  not 
satisfy  this  demand.  The  pupil  whose  expulsion  is  necessary 
to  the  progress  and  safety  of  his  mates,  should  neither  be  cast 
into  the  streets  nor  committed  to  jail.  There  should  be  a  school 
especially  designed  for  his  class,  in  which  the  instruction  and 
discipline  should  be  suited  to  his  case.” 

A  former  Superintendent  in  his  last  report,  shows  in  lan¬ 
guage  equally  strong,  the  pernicious  influence  exercised  on  the 
manners  and  morals  of  the  school  by  the  toleration  of  this 
element,  and  suggests  that  a  separate  school  be  established, 
subject  to  the  same  support  and  control  as  those  now  existing, 
“where  any  pupil  convicted  of  gross  immorality  may  be  sent 
until  he  merits  restoration  to  his  former  privileges.” 

There  are  to-day  in  our  schools  pupils,  whose  evil  influence 
on  their  companions  is  far  greater  than  any  good  that  they  may 
derive  from  the  schools,  and  on  whom  ordinary  means  of  disci¬ 
pline  have  little  effect.  These  must  either  be  tolerated  or  turned 
into  the  streets  to  swell  the  crowd  of  corner  loafers.  In 
either  case  the  community  suffers  and  has  a  right  to  protect 
itself.  So  long  as  we  have  an  ignorant  and  indifferent  class 
sending  children  to  our  schools  Existing  methods  will  not 
suffice.  A  reformatory  department  in  connection  with  our  city 
schools,  to  which  those  obviously  bad  could  be  promptly  rele¬ 
gated,  is  worthy  of  consideration.  The  disciplinary  effect  of 
such  a  department  would  soon  be  felt  throughout  the  schools 
and  throughout  the  community. 

It  is  to  be  hoped  that  a  wise  public  sentiment  will  soon 
demand  such  State  or  local  legislation  as  will  make  it  possible 
to  try  this,  or  some  similar  scheme  in  connection  with  the  gov¬ 
ernment  of  our  public  schools. 

Respectfully, 

W.  S.  MACK, 

Supt,  Schools, 


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CENSUS  REPORT  OF  1878-9. 


WARDS. 

Five  Years  of  Age. 

Under  6  years. 

Bet.  6  and  21. 

Under  21  years 

Population. 

Males. 

Females. 

Total. 

CL 

o 

S 

Females. 

Total. 

Males. 

Females. 

Total. 

East  Ward . 

21 

91 

74 

165 

125 

131 

256 

216 

205 

421 

832 

Central  Ward. . . 

56 

198 

179 

377 

362 

404 

766 

560 

583 

1143  2700 

West  Ward . 

74 

247 

276 

523 

351 

352 

703 

598 

628 

1226 

2573 

West  of  Canal-st 

7 

29 

32 

61 

49 

45 

94 

78 

77 

. 

155 

304 

Total . 

158 

565 

561 

1126 

887 

932  1819 

1452 

1493 

2945 

6409 

Last  Year . 

179 

600 

572 

1172 

857 

880  1737 

1457 

1452 

2909 

6409 

Gain . 

30 

52 

82 

41 

36 

Loss  . 

21 

35 

11 

46 

5 

YEARLY  ENROLLMENT  BY  ROOMS. 


WARDS. 

a 

o 

o 

22 

< 

g 

o 

o 

23 

22 

C  Room. 

D  Room. 

E  Room. 

'  •  1 

F  Room. 

a 

o 

o 

hH 

o 

II  Room. 

Gram.  Room. 

High  School. 

Total. 

Central  House . . 

West  Ward . 

East  Ward 

104 

103 

81 

81 

75 

60 

74 

68 

66 

63 

63 

65 

65 

57 

52 

61 

45 

78 

64 

713 

431 

141 

1285 

Grand  Total . . . 

22  REPORT  01^  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


SUMMARY  OF  ATTENDANCE. 

The  following  is  a  summary  of  the  attendance  in  the  differ¬ 
ent  schools  for  each  month  during  the  year  : 


CENTRAL  SCHOOL. 


MONTH. 

Whole  Number 
Enrolled. 

Average  Number 
Belonging. 

Average  Daily 
Attendance. 

q’v 

• 

gw 

y  • 

No.  Cases  of 

Tardiness. 

No.  not  Absent 

nor  Tardy. 

April,  1878 . 

540 

512.2 

485.9 

94.3 

22 

270 

May,  “  . 

517 

490.2 

457.4 

93 

39 

206 

September,  1878 . 

512 

484 

456.6 

94.3 

30 

300 

October,  “  . 

537 

511.3 

479 

93.4 

61 

270 

November,  “  . 

549 

525 

502.7 

95.7 

58 

281 

December,  “  . 

544 

522.2 

495 

94.7 

91 

256 

January,  1879 . 

585 

553.9 

508.8 

91.8 

109 

174 

February,  “  . 

572 

544.4 

511.9 

94 

60 

219 

March,  “  . 

565 

535.2 

511.3 

95.5 

35 

283 

Average . 

546.7 

519.8 

489.8 

94.2 

56 

251 

WEST  WARD  SCHOOL. 


April,  1878  . 

May,  “  . 

362 

367 

341.4 

343.6 

323.8 

323.6 

95.1 

94.1 

12 

6 

179 

177 

September,  1878. . . 

337 

325  I 

310.2 

95.4 

8 

236 

October,  “  . 

346 

331.3 

320 

94.4 

11 

180 

November,  “  . 

347 

335.3 

321.7 

95.9 

17 

182 

December,  . 

345 

325.4 

304 

93.4 

23 

190 

January,  1879  . 

366 

346.4 

311.8 

90.4 

17 

145 

February,  “  . . 

383 

360.2 

331.5 

92.3 

14 

125 

March,  “  . 

371 

357.2 

344.3 

96 

25 

202 

Average . . 

358.2 

340.6 

321 

94.2 

14.7 

179.5 

MOLINE  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS. 


Summary  of  Attendance  —  Continued. 


EAST  WARD  SCHOOL. 


MONTH. 

Whole  Number 
Enrolled. 

Average  Number 
Belonging. 

Average  Daily 
Attendance. 

Per  cent,  on 

Av.  No.  Belong’g. 

No.  Cases  of 

Tardiness. 

No.  not  Absent 

nor  Tardy. 

April,  1878 . 

100 

93 

90 

96.7 

3 

60 

May,  “  . 

103 

91 

87 

95.6 

5 

54 

September,  1878 . 

90 

82.7 

78 

94.3 

9 

50 

October,  “  . 

107 

100 

95 

94.9 

24 

32 

November,  “  . 

104 

99.9 

94.5 

94.5 

16 

51 

December,  “  . 

105 

102.6 

97.4 

95 

29 

43 

January,  1879  . 

111 

104.9 

99.9 

95.2 

23 

34 

February,  . 

109 

97.9 

86.3 

90 

20 

31 

March,  “  . 

104 

95 

89 

93.5 

4 

50 

Average . 

103.6 

96.3 

90.7 

94.2 

14.7 

45 

TOTALS. 


April,  1878 . 

1002 

949.6 

899.7 

94.7 

37 

May,  “  . 

987; 

924.8’ 

868 

94 

50 

September,  1878 . 

939! 

891.7 

844.8 

94.7 

47 

October,  “  . 

990 

942 

894 

93.9 

96 

November,  “  . 

10001 

960.3 

918.9 

95.6 

91 

December,  [“  . 

994 

950.2 

896.4 

94.3 

143 

January,  1879  . 

1062  j 

1005.2 

920.5 

91.5 

149 

February,  “  . 

1064 

1002.5 

929.7 

92.7 

94 

March,  “  . 

1040  l 

987.4 

944.5 

95 

64 

Average . 

1008.6 

957 

901.8 

94.2 

85.6 

509 

437 

586 

482 

514 

489 

353 

375 

535 


475.5 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


GENERAL  STATISTICS. 


No.  of  persons  in  district  between  six  and  twenty-one  years  of 


age . 1,819 

Whole  enrollment . 1,285 

Increase  compared  with  enrollment  last  year .  141 

Average  monthly  enrollment . 1,009 

Increase  compared  with  average  monthly  enrollment  last 

year . 17 

Average  daily  attendance .  902 

Increase,  compared  with  average  daily  attendance  last  year. .  6 

Whole  number  of  tardinesses . 771 

Number  of  schools,  exclusive  of  High  School  .  18 

Number  of  teachers,  including  those  in  High  School .  21 

Average  number  of  pupils  to  each  school  per  month  on  aver¬ 
age  monthly  enrollment .  58 


The  average  cost  per  pupil  during  the  last  three  years  is  as 
follows : 


1876 

-7 

187' 

7-8 

1878-9 

For  teaching  and  superintending  : 

On  whole  enrollment . 

. .  .$  9 

70 

9 

08 

8  12 

On  average  enrollment. . 

...  11 

42 

10 

47 

10  34 

On  average  attendance . 

..  12 

70 

11 

59 

11  57 

Total  cost,  (excluding  bonds  and  interest) : 

On  whole  enrollment . 

..  13 

60 

13 

77 

10  87 

On  average  enrollment . 

..  16 

03 

15 

88 

13  85 

On  average  attendance . 

..  17 

97 

17 

58 

15  49 

Below  is  the  cost  of  schools  in  several 

cities 

of 

Illinois, 

taken 

from  reports  of  two  years  ago.  The  first  column  is  the  cost  of  tui¬ 
tion  per  annum  on  average  attendance ;  the  second,  cost  for  all 
expenses  on  average  attendance  : 


Chicago . 

. $16  23. . 

..24 

70 

Springfield . 

.  14  02. . 

.  .18 

96 

Feoria . 

.  13  50. . 

.  .21 

00 

Quincy . 

.  12  40. . 

.  .23 

00 

Aurora . . . 

.  13  32. . 

.  .16 

81 

Belleville . 

.  12  10. . 

.  .24 

90 

Moline . 

.  12  70. . 

..17 

97 

MOLINE  rUBLIC  SCHOOLS. 


25 


COURSE  OF  STUDY. 

HIGH  SCHOOL. 


First  Year— I)  Class. 


FIRST  TERM. 


SECOND  TERM. 


THIRD  TERM. 


Praxis, 

Algebra, 

English  Analysis, 
Spelling. 


Praxis, 

Algebra, 

English  Analysis, 
Spelling. 


Praxis, 

Algebra,- 

Botany, 

Spelling. 


Second  Year — C  Class. 


Praxis,  Praxis, 

Geometry,  Geometry, 

Bot.  8  w,  Phys.  com.  Physiology, 
Spelling.  Spelling. 


Praxis, 

Geometry, 

Zoology, 

Spelling. 


Third  Year—B  Class. 


Praxis, 

Arith.  and  B’k-kpg, 
Zoology, 

Spelling. 


Ele.  Mental  Science, 
Natural  Philosophy, 
Ancient  History, 
Spelling. 


Ele.  Moral  Science, 
Natural  Philosophy, 
Mediaeval  History, 
Spelling. 


Fourth  Year — A  Class. 

English  Literature,  English  Literature,  English  Literature, 

Modern  History.  Essay  Writing,  Essay  Writing, 

Nat.  Phil.  8  w.  Chem.  Chemistry,  Chemistry, 

com.  Science  Civil  Gov. 


Rhetorical  Exercises — Declamations,  discussions,  recitations 
and  essays,  every  Friday  afternoon. 

Vocal  Music. 


26 


REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


TEXT  BOOKS. 


The  following  is  a  list  of  the  text  books  in  use : 

Independent  Readers,  first  five  books  of  series. 
Anderson’s  U.  S.  Reader  and  History. 

Our  World  Geographies. 

Hagar’s  Arithmetics. 

Greene’s  Grammar. 

Krusi’s  Drawing  Books. 

Spencerian  Writing  Books. 

Bryant  &  Stratton’s  Book  Keeping. 

Tenney’s  Natural  History  of  Animals. 

Gray’s  How  Plants  Grow. 

Loomis  Algebra. 

.  Loomis’  Geography. 

Hitchcock’s  Physiology. 

Norton’s  Physics. 

Swinton’s  Outlines  of  History. 

Day’s  Rhetorical  Praxis. 

Cornell’s  Physical  Geography. 


-♦ 


♦ 


GRADUATES  OF  THE  HIGH  SCHOOL. 

1876. 


FRANK  H.  WILLIAMS. 
EMMA  F.  JENKINS. 
LAURA  C.  LONG. 


NELLIE  NOURSE. 

J.  ELLA  JACKSON. 
KITTLE  L.  VOORHEES. 


1877. 


FRANK  C.  IIARTZWELL, 
SARAH  A.  CORNWALL, 
LUCY  AINSWORTH. 


ALICE  M.  CRAWFORD. 
FANNIE  A.  HUNTOON. 
HATTIE  J.  MC  KEEVER. 


I  878. 


EDWARD  S.  JOHNSON 
MARY  KNOWLES. 

L ALL AH  M.  GUNNELL. 
MAY  SCHOBY. 

NELLIE  JOSLYN. 

LILLIE  E.  SWAN. 
STELLA  B.  VINCENT* 


MINNIE  F.  STEVENS 
ALLIE  L.  BRETT. 
EMILY  F.  KERNS. 
EMMA  L.  PROSEUS. 
ALMA  C.  LIND. 

C.  MAY  DOW. 

MARY  TYRRELL. 


MOLINE  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS. 


27 


RULES  AND  REGULATIONS. 


1.  Organization  and  Officer*. 

The  members  of  the  Board  shall  meet  annually  upon  the 
first  Monday  following  the  school  election,  and  organize  by 
electing  a  President  and  a  Secretary,  who  shall  hold  their 
respective  offices  for  one  year,  and  until  their  successors  are 
duly  elected,  unless  sooner  removed  by  the  Board. 

Elections  shall  be  by  ballot,  and  a  majority  of  all  the  votes 
cast  shall  be  necessary  to  elect. 

2.  Duties  of  the  President. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  President  to  preside  at  all  meet¬ 
ings  of  the  Board,  preserve  order,  enforce  the  rules,  sign  all 
bonds,  notes,  agreements  or  leases,  ordered  to  be  executed  by 
this  Board;  sign  all  orders  drawn  on  the  Treasurer,  and  on  or 
before  the  first  regular  meeting  after  the  organization  of  the 
Board  shall  appoint,  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Board,  the 
following  committees,  viz. : 

(1) .  A  committee  of  three  on  School  Grounds  and  Buildings ; 

(2) .  A  committee  of  three  on  supplies; 

(3) .  A  committee  of  three  on  Teachers  and  Supplies. 

In  the  absence  or  inability  of  the  President,  a  President  pro 
tern,  shall  be  chosen  by  the  Board,  who  shall  for  the  time  being- 
exercise  all  the  authority  and  perform  all  the  duties  of  the  Pres¬ 
ident. 

3.  Duties  of  the  Secretary. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Secretary  to  keep  a  complete 
record  of  the  proceedings  of  the  Board,  as  well  as  the  receipts 
and  expenditures,  in  such  book  and  in  such  a  manner  as  the 
Board  may  prescribe.  He  shall  sign  all  documents  requiring 
the  signature  of  the  President,  and  notify  all  members,  in  due 
time,  of  all  special  meetings.  He  shall  take  into  his  possession 
all  books,  papers,  and  other  documents  belonging  to  the  dis¬ 
trict  and  held  in  charge  by  the  Board,  and  safely  keep  the  same 
in  such  places  as  they  may  indicate,  subject  at  all  times  to  their 
order,  or  ]the  examinaiton  by  any  member  thereof;  and  lay 
before  the  Board  at  their  next  meeting  all  letters  and  other  doc¬ 
uments  that  may  come  to  him  for  that  purpose.  He  shall  refer 
all  bills  and  claims  presented  to  the  Board  to  their  respective 
committees  to  be  audited,  and,  when  ordered  paid,  shall  draw 
orders  on  the  Treasurer  for  the  payment  of  the  same.  He  shall 
keep  stubs  of  all  orders  issued,  stating  thereon  the  party  to 
whom  and  the  purpose  for  which  such  order  was  issued,  the 
amount  thereof,  and  the  fund  on  which  the  same  was  drawn. 
He  shall  hold  his  books,  records  and  accounts  at  all  times  sub- 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


ject  to  the  inspection  of  any  voter  or  tax-payer  of  the  district, 
and  annually  prepare  and  publish  the  report  required  by  the 
school  law,  together  with  such  other. items  of  interest  and  infor¬ 
mation  as  the  Board  may  direct.  He  shall  receive  all  moneys 
due  from  incidental  sources,  made  out  all  bills,  collect  and  pay 
over  the  same  to  the  Treasurer,  taking  his  receipt  therefor.  He 
shall  register  the  names  and  address  of  all  applicants  for  posi¬ 
tions  in  the  schools,  and,  under  the  direction  of  the  Committee 
on  Supplies,  procure  all  necessary  registers,  books  of  record, 
blanks,  etc.,  for  the  use  of  the  teachers  and  pupils;  shall  meet 
the  teachers  at  their  regular  monthly  meeting,  deliver  to  them 
their  orders,  taking  their  receipt  therefor,  and  perform  all  other 
duties  generally  incumbent  upon  such  officer. 

4.  Committee  on  Grounds  and  Buildings. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  this  committee  to  take  special  charge 
of  the  school  grounds  and  the  buildings  thereon,  to  examine 
them  each  year  (and  oftener  if  required),  and  report  to  the 
Board  what  improvements,  repairs  or  alterations  maybe  neces¬ 
sary,  furnishing  an  estimate  of  the  cost  of  the  same. 

5.  Committee  on  Supplies. 

This  committee  shall  have  special  direction  of  the  purchase 
of  all  apparatus,  books  of  reference,  furniture,  fuel  and  gen¬ 
eral  supplies  used  in  and  about  the  schools,  and,  with  the  advice 
of  the  Superintendent,  shall  report  to  the  Board  what  may 
from  time  to  time  be  needed,  and,  with  their  sanction,  shall, 
through  the  Secretary,  order  all  supplies  for  the  various  depart¬ 
ments  o  fthe  schools. 

6.  Committee  on  Teachers  and  Finance. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  this  committee  to  ascertain  as  nearly 
as  possible  what  the  yearly  expenses  of  the  school  may  be,  to 
consider  and  report  to  the  Board  the  amount  of  salaries  of  all 
persons  employed  by  them,  and  to  suggest  candidates  for  all 
vacancies. 

MEETINGS  AND  RULES  OF  ORDER. 

1.  The  regular  meetings — except  the  yearly — shall  be  held 
on  the  first  Monday  following  the  first  Saturday  of  each  month, 
at  eight  o’clock  p.  m.,  from  the  first  of  April  to  the  first  of 
October,  and  at  half-past  seven  o’clock  p.  m.,  the  balance  of  the 
year. 

2.  Special  meetings  may  be  called  at  any  time  by  the  Presi¬ 
dent,  or  upon  the  written  request  of  two  members,  through  the 
Secretary. 

3.  A  majority  of  the  Board  shall  be  required  to  constitute  a 
quorum,  but  a  less  number  may  adjourn  from  time  to  time. 

4.  At  the  appointed  hour  the  President  shall  call  the  meet¬ 
ing  to  order,  and  as  soon  as  a  quorum  is  present  shall  proceed 
with  the  business  of  the  meeting  in  the  following  order: 

(1) .  Reading  of  the  Minutes. 

(2) .  Reports  of  Standing  Committees  in  Order. 


MOLINE  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS. 


29 


(3).  Reports  of  Special  Committees  in  order. 

(3).  Report  and  Suggestions  of  Superintendent. 

(5) .  Communications  to  the  Board. 

(6) .  Bills  and  unfinished  Business. 

(7) .  New  Business. 

5.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Board  at  their  May  meeting  to 
reappoint  such  teachers  in  their  employ  as  they  wish  to  retain, 
and  notify  them  of  such  appointment  at  or  before  the  close  of 
the  term. 

6.  An  examination  of  applicants  for  vacant  positions  will  be 
held  in  the  month  of  June  of  each  year;  notice  of  such  examina¬ 
tion,  stating  position  vacant,  salary  paid,  and  length  of  school 
year,  having  been  previously  given  to  such  applicants.  Appli¬ 
cants  must  pass  an  oral  and  written  examination  in  all  the 
branches  now  required  by  law,  in  theory  and  practice  of  teach¬ 
ing,  and  in  Constitution  of  the  United  States.  An  average  of 
75  per  cent,  will  entitle  applicant  to  a  certificate.  The  Board 
may  defer  examination  in  botany  and  natural  philosophy  for  a 
term,  in  which  case  an  average  of  85  per  cent,  will  be  required 
in  other  branches.  No  new  apii  ointment  shall  hereafter  be 
made,  previous  to  such  an  examination. 

7.  Separate  bills  must  be  rendered  for  articles  purchased 
for  each  school,  and  in  accordance  with  the  classification  and 
duties  of  the  respective  committees. 

8.  Every  member  present  shall  vote  on  all  questions,  unless 
excused  bv  the  Board. 

9.  The  yeas  and  nays  shall  be  called  and  entered  on  the 
record  whenever  demanded  by  any  member  of  the  Board. 

10.  No  member  shall  retire  before  the  close  of  the  session 
without  permission  of  the  President. 

11.  Unless  otherwise  provided,  the  rules  of  order  shall  be 
the  same  as  those  for  the  government  of  deliberative  bodies, 
as  laid  down  in  Cushing’s  Manual. 


SUPERINTENDENT. 


1.  The  Superintendent  shall  devote  himself  exclusively  to 
his  duties,  shall  be  in  the  office  of  the  Board  half  an  hour  before 
the  opening  of  school  each  morning,  shall  exercise  a  general 
supervision  over  all  the  schools,  buildings,  etc.,  shall  examine 
carefully  into  the  condition  and  progress  of  all  the  rooms,  and 
see  that  all  the  rules  are  faithfully  complied  with. 

2.  He  shall  acquaint  himself  with  the  progress  of  instruc¬ 
tion  and  discipline  in  other  schools,  shall  attend  the  meetings 
of  the  Board  when  required  by  any  member,  shall  assist  at  the 
examination  of  teachers,  shall  examine  pupils  for  promotion, 
shall  attend  the  examinations  of  the  various  rooms,  or  conduct 
the  same,  as  may  from  time  to  time  be  directed. 

He  shall  consolidate  the  monthly  reports  of  the  teachers,  and 
report  the  same  to  the  Board  at  their  next  meeting,  together 
with  such  other  statistics  as  may  be  required,  and  make  such 
suggestions  as  may  assist  the  Board  in  the  discharge  of  their 
duties. 

4.  He  must  hold  the  teachers  and  janitors  responsible  for 
the  proper  discharge  of  their  duties,  and  will  himself  be  held 
responsible  to  the  Board  for  the  same. 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


5.  He  shall  have  power  to  make  such  additional  rules,  under 
the  sanction  of  the  Board,  as  may  be  necessary;  to  appoint  such 
teachers’  meetings  other  than  the  regular  monthly  meeting  as 
he  may  deem  proper,  for  the  purpose  of  consultation  in  regard 
to  the  wants  of  the  schools  and  the  best  methods  of  imparting 
instruction  and  enforcing  discipline. 

6.  He  shall  carefully  observe  the  work  of  all  teachers,  shall 
consult  and  advise  with  them,  and  shall  promptly  report  to  the 
Board  any  teacher  inefficient  or  incompetent  to  discharge  her 
duties. 

7.  The  Superintendent  shall  have  power  to  suspend  a 
pupil,  but  only  in  case  of  violent  or  direct  opposition  to  author¬ 
ity,  and  for  conduct  detrimental  to  the  interests  of  the  school. 
When  so  suspended,  a  pupil  can  be  reinstated  only  by  a  vote  of 
the  Board,  and  by  making  an  apology  as  open  as  the  offense, 
and  by  giving  assurance  of  implicit  obedience  in  the  future. 

8.  The  Superintendent  must,  when  possible,  first  admonish 
the  pupil,  and  ask  the  co-operation  of  the  parent  or  guardian. 
When  suspension  takes  place,  he  must  notify  the  parent  or 
guardian,  and  the  Board  of  the  fact,  and  the  cause  of  the  same. 
Corporal  punishment  shall  be  used  only  in  exceptional  cases. 

9.  The  Superintendent  shall  take  charge  of  and  direct  all 
teachers’  meetings,  and  at  the  close  of  each  term  shall  report  to 
the  Board  all  teachers  absent  from,  tardy  at,  or  leaving  their 
meetings  before  the  close  of  the  same,  or  failing  to  perform  the 
parts  assigned  them. 

10.  At  the  close  of  the  school  year  he  shall  deposit  in  the 
office  of  the  Board  all  class  books,  records,  registers  and  sched¬ 
ules  used  during  the  year,  and  make  such  report  of  the  condi¬ 
tion,  progress  and  wants  of  the  schools,  as  may  be  required  of 
him. 


PUPILS. 

1.  Non-resident  pupils  may,  if  there  are  vacant  seats,  be 
admitted  for  not  less  than  three  weeks — tuition  invariably  in 
advance,  at  seven  dollars,  five  dollars,  and  three  dollars  per 
term,  or  seventy  cents,  fifty  cents,  and  thirty  cents  per  week, 
according  to  grade. 

2.  Pupils  will  be  required  to  provide  themselves  with  all 
books  and  other  articles  necessary  for  their  advancement. 

3.  Pupils  will  not  be  allowed  to  go  into  any  hall  higher  than 
their  own,  or  remain  on  the  school  grounds  after  dismissal, 
without  permission. 

4.  Damage  to  school  property  by  any  pupil  must  be  promptly 
paid  at  such  pupil’s  expense. 

5.  Pupils  shall  be  examined  at  the  close  of  each  term.  All 
pupils  absent  from  such  examination  will  be  examined  by  the 
Superintendent  before  they  can  rejoin  their  classes. 

6.  All  pupils  in  the  High  and  Grammar  schools  shall  pursue 
three  regular  studies,  unless  excused  by  the  Superintendent. 

7.  Excuses  for  music  lessons  must  be  obtained  from  the 
Superintendent. 

8.  For  six  half  days’  unexcused  absence  (two  tardinesses 
equal  to  a  half  day’s  absence)  in  four  consecutive  weeks,  a 
pupil  shall  be  suspended, 


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9.  Pupils  suspended  for  unexcused  absence,  under  previous 
rule,  may  be  reinstated  for  the  first  offense  by  the  Superintend¬ 
ent,  for  reasons  that  shall  be  satisfactory  to  him.  For  rein¬ 
statement  for  subsequent  suspensions  under  that  rule,  the 
pupil  must  apply  to  the  Board. 

10.  For  absence,  tardiness,  or  dismission  from  school  before 
the  time  of  closing,  the  pupil  must  present  from  parent  or 
guardian  an  excuse. 

11.  After  two  days’  consecutive  absence  it  shall  be  the  duty 
of  the  teacher  to  notify  the  parent  or  guardian  of  such  absence, 
and  after  three  days’  absence  to  drop  the  name  of  such  pupil 
from  the  roll.  . 

12.  Pupils  of  the  High  School  who  complete  the  prescribed 
course  of  study  and  pass  a  satisfactory  examination,  shall  be 
entitled  to  certificates  of  graduation. 

13.  A  training  class  may  be  organized,  the  members  of 
which  shall  receive  daily  instruction  in  the  “theory  of  teach¬ 
ing,”  and  have  practice  under  the  eye  of  a  competent  critic. 

14.  Pupils  who  receive  certificates  of  graduation  from  the 
High  School  and  spend  a  year  in  the  training  class,  shall  be 
entitled  to  a  first  grade  teacher’s  certificate  from  the  Board  of 
Education,  and  their  claims  shall  be  entitled  to  the  first  consid¬ 
eration  in  filling  vacancies  in  the  corps  of  teachers. 


TEACHERS. 

1.  Certificates  must  be  presented  to  the  Secretary  of  the 
Board,  and  contract  signed,  before  any  teacher  can  enter  upon 
the  discharge  of  her  duty. 

2.  Teachers  must  be  in  their  school  rooms  at  least  twenty 
minutes  before  the  opening  of  each  session,  and  any  teacher 
failing  to  comply  with  this  rule  shall  report  to  the  Superin¬ 
tendent. 

3.  They  shall  open  school  promply  at  the  appointed  time, 
devote  themselves  during  school  hours  exclusiuely  to  the  in- 
siruction  of  their  pupils,  maintain  good  order,  and  strictly 
adhere  to  the  course  of  study  prescribed  by  the  Board. 

4.  They  shall  not  allow  any  agent  or  other  person  to  exhibit 
in  their  schools  any  books  or  articles  of  apparatus  unless  by 
consent  of  the  Superintendent,  nor  any  contributions  for  any 
purposes  whatever  to  be  taken  up ;  nor  shall  they  receive  pres¬ 
ents  of  money  or  valuables  from  pupils  under  their  tuition. 

5.  Any  teacher  who  may  be  absent  from  school  from  sick¬ 
ness  or  other  necessity,  must  cause  immediate  notice  of  such 
absence  to  be  given  to  the  Superintendent. 

6.  No  teacher  shall  resign  without  giving  four  weeks’  written 
notice  to  the  President  of  the  Board,  and  in  default  of  which  all 
compensation  for  that  time  may  be  declared  forfeited. 

7.  All  the  teachers  in  the  employ  of  the  Board  shall  meet 
together  on  the  last  Saturday  of  each  school  month,  at  half¬ 
past  nine  o’clock  a.  m.,  (and  at  such  other  times  as  the  Superin¬ 
tendent  may  direct),  for  the  purpose  of  promoting  the  best 
interests  of  the  schools.  The  time  shall  be  employed  in  discuss¬ 
ing  the  best  methods  of  teaching  and  discipline,  and  as  the 
Board  may  direct. 

8.  All  teachers  above  the  primary  grade  shall  make  a 
monthly  report  to  parents  and  guardians  of  the  attendance, 


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punctuality,  deportment  and  scholarship  of  all  pupils  under 
their  instruction. 

9.  Teachers  will  be  held  strictly  responsible  for  any  injuries 
done  to  their  rooms  or  furniture.  They  must  attend  carefully 
to  the  ventilation  and  temperature  of  their  rooms,  and  promptly 
and  neatly  make  out  their  schedules,  registers  and  reports. 

10.  Teachers  may  detain  pupils  half  an  hour  after  school 
to  make  up  neglected  lessons,  but  no  pupil  shall  be  deprived  of 
recess. 

10.  Teachers  will  not  be  expected  to  use  the  text-book  in 
recitation  in  those  studies  where  the  pupils  do  not  use  it. 

12.  Teachers  shall  report  to  the  Superintendent  pupils  who 
refuse  to  yield  obedience  to  the  rules  of  the  school. 

13.  Any  teacher  may,  with  the  consent  of  the  Superintend¬ 
ent,  have  one  half  day  in  each  term  to  visit,  and  observe  meth¬ 
ods  of  instruction  and  discipline,  in  other  schools. 

14.  Teachers  unable  through  sickness  to  attend  to  their 
duties,  shall,  for  the  first  week’s  absence  only,  receive  one- 
fourth  of  their  regular  pay. 


JANITORS. 

The  janitors  appointed  by  the  Board  are  required  to  keep  the 
rooms  well  warmed  and  properly  ventilated,  daily  swept  and 
dusted,  and.  when  necessary,' washed;  to  ring  the  bells  as  directed 
by  the  Superintendent,  to  keep  the  walks  free  from  snow  and  ice, 
to  make  all  needed  repairs  in  term  time,  to  keep  all  out-buildings 
in  good  condition,  to  closely  watch  and  carefully  protect  all  school 
property  in  and  about  the  building,  and  during  vacation  to  make 
such  improvements  upon  buildings  and  grounds  as  the  Board  or 
their  committee  may  direct. 


SEVENTH  ANNUAL  REPORT 


OF  THE 


BOARD  OF  EDUCATION 


OF  THE 


FOR  THE 

1TEAR  ENDING  MARCH  31st,  1880. 


Also,  a  Report  for  the  Three  Months  Ending 

June  30  th,  1880. 


MOLINE,  ILLINOIS. 


H.  N.  MOORE,  STEAM  PRINTER,  METROPOLITAN  BLOCK,  MOLINE,  ILL. 

1880 . 


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MEMBERS  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


W.  C.  BENNETT,  President. 

H.  H.  GROVER,  Secretary, 

VM.  H.  EDWARDS.  WM.  T.  BALL. 

H.  L.  B  ELLEN.  H.  J.  HULL. 


TERMS  EXPIRE: 

WM.  C.  BENNETT.  H.  J.  HULL. 

April,  1881. 

H.  H.  GROVER.  H.  L.  BULLEN. 

April,  1882. 

WM.  H.  EDWARDS. 

April,  1883. 


W.  T.  BALL. 


CORPS  OF  TEACHERS  FOR  1879-80. 


W.  S .  MACK, 

Superintendent. 

'CENTRAL.  SCHOOL, 

Miss  IDA  MeMICKEN,  Principal  High  School. 

Miss  M.  E.  QUACKENBUSH,  Assistant  High  School. 
Miss  ELLA  CLEAVES,  First  Grammar  Boom. 

Miss  VIRGINIA  GRAVES,  Second  Grammar  Room. 
Miss  CARRIE  F.  CLARK,  First  Intermediate  Room. 
Miss  JENNIE  B.  LINN,  Second  Intermediate  Room. 
Miss  MARY  KNOWLES,  Third  Intermediate  Room. 

Miss  FANNIE  A.  HUNTOON,  First  Primary  Room. 

Miss  EMILY  F.  KERNS,  Second  Primary  Room. 

Miss  MARILLA  L.  HEALY7,  Third  Primary  Room. 

Miss  ADA  E.  SCHOONMAKER,  Fourth  Primary  Room. 

WEST  WARD. 

Mrs.  L.  M.  RICHARDSON,  Second  Grammar  Room. 
Miss  SARAH  CORNWALL,  First  Intermediate  Room. 
Miss  LAURA  C.  LONG,  Second  Intermediate  Room. 
Miss  MARY  TYRRELL,  Third  Intermediate  Room. 

Miss  NELLIE  A.  PATCH,  First  Primary  Room. 

Miss  ALLIE  L.  BRETT,  Second  Primary  Room. 

Miss  LUCY  EVANS,  Third  Primary  Room. 

Miss  ALICE  M.  STRAWDER,  Fourth  Primary  Room. 

EAST  WARD. 

Miss  MARY  WILLIAMS,  Intermediate  Room. 

Miss  MAGGIE  Y.  CLEMENT,  Primary  Room. 

NIGHT  SCHOOL. 


JAMES  T.  FRANCIS. 


A.  S.  CARTWRIGHT. 


4 


REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


In  place  of  the  usual  report  the  Board  will  simply  state 
that  the  exhibit  of  expenditures  covers  a  period  of  fifteen 
months  instead  of  one  year,  as  heretofore. 

The  expenses  for  the  year  ending  March  31,  1880,  will  be 
found  in  the  Recapitulation.  The  special  items  of  expense 
are  kalsomining  and  furniture  for  the  west  ward ;  repairs  of 
heating  apparatus  at  the  central  building,  and  the  Night  School. 

Without  further  comment  or  suggestion  we  submit  the 
exhibit  of  expenditures,  and  invite  your  attention  to  the 
report  of  the  Superintendent. 

WM.  C.  BENNETT, 

H.  H.  GROVER,  President 

.Secretary. 


EXPENDITURES. 


Salaries. 


TOR  ELEVEN  AND  ONE-QUARTER  MONTHS,  ENDING  JUNE  4,  1880. 

YEAR. 

W.  S.  Mack,  Superintendent . $1,300  00  $1,650  00 

CENTRAL  HOUSE. 


Miss  Ida  McMicken,  Ilf  months . 

Miss  M.  E.  Quackenbush,  Ilf  months  — 

Miss  Ella  Cleaves,  Ilf  months . 

Miss  E.  J.  McMeekan,  21  months . 

Miss  V.  Graves,  Ilf  months . 

Miss  C.  F.  Clark,  Ilf  months . 

Miss  A.  E.  Wardsworth,  2|  months . 

MissF.  G.  Ferguson,  2f  months . 

Miss  J.  B.  Linn,  91  months . 

Miss  M.  Knowles,  11  i  months . 

Miss  F.  G.  Wright,  2\  months . 

Miss  F.  A.  Huntoon,  91  months . 

Miss  Emily  Kerns,  91  months — . 


$675 

00 

843 

75 

575 

00 

718 

75 

500 

00 

618 

74 

425 

00 

106 

24 

425 

00 

549 

49 

375 

00 

457 

41 

370 

00 

91 

75 

425 

00 

106 

24 

350 

00 

349 

95 

325 

00 

388 

25 

425 

00 

106 

24 

375 

00 

375 

00 

325 

00 

327 

54 

MOLINE  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS. 


5 


Miss  M.  L.  Healy,  9g  months .  325  00  331  08 

Miss  A.  E.  Schoonmaker,  11?  months .  450  00  561  68 


WEST  WARD  HOUSE. 

Mrs.  L.  M.  Richardson,  Ik?  months . $450  00  562  50 

Miss  A.  M.  Crawford,  2?  months .  400  00  99  99 

Miss  S.  Cornwall,  11!  months .  400  00  495  00 

Miss  L.  C.  Long,  11?  months .  400  00  499  99 

Miss  F.  A.  Hnnto'on,  2?  months .  325  00  78  75 

Miss  M.  Tyrrell,  11?  months .  325  00  400  45 

Miss  A.  L.  Brett,  8!  months .  325  00  310  94 

Miss  Lucy  Evans,  11?  months .  400  00  499  99 

Miss  A.  M.  Strawder,  11?  months .  450  00  558  80 

Miss  Nellie  Patch,  3  months .  325  00  108  61 


EAST  WARD  HOUSE. 

Miss  Mary  Williams,  11?  months . $400  00  500  00 

Miss  M.  Y.  Clement,  11?  months .  400  00  493  33 


$5,932  11 


$3,615  02 


$  993  33 


SUBSTITUTES. 


Miss  Nellie  Joslyn . $  87 

Miss  L.  Ainsworth .  2  62 

Miss  Emma  Proseus .  17  15 

Miss  Ruth  Saddler .  5  10 

Miss  Alice  Swanson .  68 

Miss  Ella  Livingston . . .  13  95 

Miss  Jessie  Healy . . .  3  70 

- —  $  44  07 


NIGHT  SCHOOL. 


James  Francis,  7  weeks . $46  50 

A.  S.  Cartwright,  12  weeks .  84  00 

- —  $  130  50 

Total  salaries . $12,365  03 


Secretary. 

H.  H.  Grover,  15  months . $150  00  $  187  50 

Janitors. 


Thos.  Jewett,  15  months . $713  30 

Thos.  Jewett,  night  school .  30  00 

P.  Huntoon,  11?  months .  468  00 

H.  Ritchie,  9?  months .  109  85 

C.  F.  Carlstedt,  2|  months . ' .  27  00 

-  $1,348  15 


Insurance. 


Central  House,  3  years,  $24,000  00. 
Gould,  Walker  &  Co . 


$100  00 


6 


REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


Gillmore,  Cleav  eland  &  Co .  100  00 

Coffeen  &  Stevens . .  100  00 

West  Ward  House,  Coffeen  &  Stevens .  75  00 

Gould  &  Co . . . .  75  00 

-  $  450  00 


Furniture  and  Fixtures. 


Ed  Knell,  chairs,  Central  House . $  9  00 

T>.  O.  Reid,  lamps,  Central  House .  5  50 

D.  O.  Reid,  stove,  West  Ward  House .  23  35 

Cassel  &  Co.,  stoves  and  fixtures,  West  Ward. ...  37  38 

A.  H.  Andrews  &  Co.,  desks,  West  Ward  House. .  220  80 

H.  L.  Bullen,  freight,  etc,.  West  Ward  House .  1  05 

-  $  297  08 

Stationer //  and  Supplies. 

R.  H.  Moore,  printing  reports . . . $58  65 

Globe  Printing  Co.,  ruled  paper . - .  22  00 

Frank  Miller,  supplies . .  4  90 

Richards  &  Sohrbeck,  supplies .  11  70 

H.  H.  Grover,  supplies,  stamps,  etc .  3  50 

S.  Kennedv,  printing . . . .  71  30 

Adams  &  Co.,  registers .  1  80 

H.  L.  Bullen,  book . .  60 

O.  J.  Beardslee,  binding  and  repairs .  6  85 

Wm.  Clendenin.  paper .  3  60 

W.  S.  Mack,  sundries .  1  40 

- : —  $  186  30 

Gen  era  l  S applies . 

H.  L.  Bullen,  ink  and  supplies. . . . $12  75 

P.  H.  Peterson,  brooms .  3  50 

Moline  Paper  Co.,  paper . .- .  4  75 

Richards  &  Sohrbeck . .  54  55 

-  $  75  55 

Fuel. 

H.  Woodworth,  coal . .  . $495  79 

Dimock,  Gould  &  Co.,  splints .  13  54 

-  $  509  33 


Improvements  and  Repairs. 

CENTRAL  HOUSE. 


M.  Kelly,  labor . $  4  37 

D.  Brennan,  labor .  4  37 

P.  Considine,  labor . 8  75 

George  Welsh,  labor. .  9  20 

D.  McEnary,  team .  7  50 

H.  P.  Pierce,  labor  and  trees .  13  45 

H.  H.  Gro\mr,  laborers .  18  00 

Erickson  &  Jasper,  painting .  18  64 

A.  R.  McBurney,  painting . .  25  75 

W.  S.  Mack,  sundries .  1  50 


V- 


MOLINE  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS. 


7 


Jas.  Knetsar,  on  cistern .  7  50 

Thos.  Yates,  repairs .  25  38 

J.  D.  Long,  repairs . . .  42  75 

A.  Wheelock,  repairs .  2  00 

Richards  &  Sohrbeck,  sundries .  27  26 

Baker,  Smith  &  Co.,  repairs  on  heating  apparatus  234  68 

Geo.  W.  Dow,  blackboarding .  12  67 

-  $  463  77 

WEST  WARD  HOUSE. 

Erickson  &  Jasper,  kalsomining  rooms . $101  36  $  101  36 


.Incidental  Expenses. 

CENTRAL  HOUSE. 


J.  G.  Salisbury,  labor . . . $  5  25 

H.  P.  Pierce,  labor .  6  50 

A.  R.  McBurney,  glazing . .  1  25 

Thos.  Dunn,  wire . : .  45 

E.  Smith,  sundries . ' .  30  54 

N.  H.  Cederberg,  bracket .  4  50 

Thos.  Jewett,  sundries  and  supplies .  26  60 

J.  B.  Blanchard,  repairs .  10  12 

A.  J.  Smith,  repairs .  2  00 

Thos.  Wirshing,  repairs . 2  00 

Dimock,  Gould  &  Co.,  lumber .  7  89 

H.  H.  Grover,  laborers .  38  00 

Thos.  Yates,  repairs .  15  35 

Hull  Bros.,  towelling  and  picture  cord .  5  83 

J.  D.  Long,  repairs .  75 

W.  S.  Mack,  sundries . . : .  75 

Richards  &  Sohrbeck,  supplies .  50 

L.  F.  Kerns,  repairs . .  7  25 

H.  L.  Bullen,  hedge  plants . 2  50 

E.  J.  Severance,  cleaning  clock .  1  00 

H.  Ritchie,  labor .  2  50 

Chas.  Huntoon,  labor .  4  50 

R.  C.  Weldon,  labor .  4  50 

-  $  180  53 


WEST  WARD  HOUSE. 


E.  Smith,  sundries . $12  45 

P.  H.  Peterson,  brooms .  4  50 

P.  Huntoon,  laborer .  4  50 

C.  O.  Hunter,  labor .  3  00 

Hull  Bros.,  sundries . . .  6  00 

D.  O.  Reid,  repairs .  11  40 

Ed.  McEnary,  teaming . . .  1  00 

W.  S  .  Mack,  sundries .  70 

H.  L.  Bullen,  sundries .  85 

E.  J.  Severance,  cleaning  clocks .  3  25 

Ed.  Knell,  book  case .  19  00 

-  $  66  65 


EAST  WARD  HOUSE. 


H.  P.  Pierce,  tree . $  5© 

Hull  Bros.,  organ  spread,  etc .  2  75 


8 


REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


E.  G.  White,  mowing  yard . . .  2  50 

H.  Ritchie,  cleaning  house .  3  00 

E.  Smith,  repairs.. .  5  10 

H.  Earnum,  glazing .  50 

E.  J.  Severance,  cleaning  clocks .  1  00 

-  $  15  35 

General  Incidental  Expenses. 

H.  J.  Hull,  clerk  of  election,  etc . $  3  00 

H.  H.  Grover,  clerk  of  election,  etc .  6  40 

N.  C.  Tyrrell,  judge  of  election  and  labor .  7  00 

Ed.  Seikman,  clerk  of  election .  3  00 

H.  L.  Bullen,  clerk  of  election  and  census .  44  25 

J.  G.  Wells,  clerk  of  election . . .  3  00 

Keator  &  Sons,  lumber .  2  52 

Dimock,  Gould  &  Co.,  lumber .  4  43 

Frank  Gunnell,  soap .  3  35 

D.  O.  Reid,  lamps,  etc .  8  85 

Pipe  Organ  Co.,  tuning  piano . ' .  3  00 

Dart  Sons,  barrel  oil .  9  22 

N.  H’.  Cederberg,  drawers  and  presses .  10  15 

Congregational  Church,  use  of  house .  30  00 

W.  S.  Mack,  sundries .  9  00 

O.  J.  Beardslee,  binding .  6  25 

R.  Nye,  work  at  church .  4  00 

L.  Cralle,  drayage .  2  00 

T.  M.  Jones,  photograph  of  building .  7  00 

S.  S.  Kilburn,  engraving  of  building .  47  20 

Public  Library,  matting .  2  00 

-  $  215  62 


Maps  and  Charts. 


A.  H.  Andrews,  physical  and  reading  charts . $25  15 

A.  E.  Schoonmaker,  reading  charts . 7  00 

- -  $  32  15 

Text  Books. 

Harper  Bros.,  books . $15  10 

W.  B.  Powell,  books. . . .  9  00 

W.  S.  Mack,  books,  etc .  3  75 

Richards  &  Sohrbeck,  books .  1  25 

A.  S.  Barnes,  books .  7  39 

-  $  36  49 

Reference  Books. 

M.  Warren,  four  volumes  Cyclopaedias . $24  00 

Jansen,  McClurg  &  Co.,  books .  32  60 

-  $  56  60 

Apparatus. 

E.  Ritchie  &  Sons . $19  88 

C.  Piper .  10  27 

-  $  30  15 


MOLINE  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS. 


9 


Recapitulation. 


Teachers’  salaries,  night  school  included. . 

Secretary’s  salary . 

Janitors’  salaries . 

Insurance .  . 

Furniture  and  fixtures . 

Stationery  and  supplies . 

General  supplies . 

Fuel . 


IMPROVEMENTS  AND 


Central  House . 

West  Ward  House. 


INCIDENTAL  EXPENSES. 


Central  House . 

West  Ward  House . . 

East  Ward  House . 

General  incidental  expense. 

Maps  and  charts . 

Text  books . 

Reference  books . : . .. 

Apparatus . 

Total . 

Less  orders  on  tuition  fund. 


ONE  YEAR. 

134  YEARS. 

.  $9,895  98 

$12,365 

03 

150  00 

187 

50 

.  1,093  18 

1,348 

18 

450  00 

450 

00 

297  08 

297 

08 

167  35 

186 

30 

73  80 

75 

55 

455  29 

509 

33 

:rs. 

$  463  77 

$  463 

77 

101  36 

101 

36 

$  146  14 

$  180 

53 

43  20 

66 

65 

14  35 

15 

35 

145  32 

215 

62 

32  15 

32 

15 

28  35 

36 

49 

44  60 

56 

60 

30  15 

30 

15 

$13,632  07 

$16,617 

64 

74  75 

86 

75 

$13,557  32 

$16,530 

89 

TUITION  FUND. 


Balance  reported  last  year .  $261  67 

Collected  during  year. .  232  10 

Collected  from  fines .  2  20 


Total .  $495  97 

Paid  for  reference  books . $56  60 

Paid  for  Apparatus .  30  15 

-  $  86  75 

Tuition  in  hands  of  Treasurer . $409  22 


Tax  levy 


$16,000  00 


Abstract  of  Report  of  School  Treasurer1  s  for  the  year 

ending  March  31,  1880. 


Balance,  April,  1879...$  2,261  80 
Taxes  per  collector. . .  20,097  69 
Tuition  per  Secretary .  152  90 

Fines  per  Secretary..  2  20 
State  funds .  257  99 


Total . $22,772  58 


EXPENDITURES. 


Gen’l  exp.  on  orders.  .$13,640  38 

Bonds  paid .  4,000  00 

Int.  on  bonds  paid -  1,451  50 

Com.  to  School  Treas.  169  20 
Bal.  on  hand  Apr.  1,  ’80  3,511  50 

Total . $22,772  58 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


SUPERINTENDENT  S  REPORT. 


To  the  Board  of  Education  : 

Gentlemen — It  is  my  privilege  to  present  a  second  report  of  the 
Public  Schools  of  this  city. 

School  and  fiscal  year. 

In  consequence  of  a  change  made  by  the  Board  last  winter,  the 
Superintendent’s  report,  this  year,  covers  a  period  of  eleven  school 
months,  extending  from  April,  1879,  to  June,  1880,  and  will  be  pub¬ 
lished  hereafter  soon  after  the  first  of  July.  The  school  year  will 
then  begin  with  September  and  end  with  May  ;  the  fiscal  year 
with  July  and  end  with  June,  instead  of  beginning  with  April  and 
ending  with  March  as  formerly.  This  change  of  periods  and  con¬ 
sequent  change  of  time  of  issuing  the  report  is  an  advantage  to 
those  making  it,  and  renders  possible  a  more  concise  and  intelli¬ 
gible  grouping  of  statistics  and  other  matter. 

Night  School. 

The  Night  School  established  by  the  Board  last  winter, was  con¬ 
ducted  three  months,  beginning  December  8,  and  demonstrated 
that  there  is  a  large  class  of  boys  and  young  men  under  21  years, 
employed  in  our  manufactories  during  the  day,  who  are  ambitious 
enough  to  devote  their  evenings  to  mental  improvement. 

The  H  room  in  High  School  building  was  first  opened  for  the 
accommodation  of  these  pupils,  but  within  a  few  days  the  G  room 
was  brought  into  requisition,  and  A.  S.  Cartwright  and  J.  T.  Fran¬ 
cis  employed  as  teachers.  At  the  expiration  of  seven  weeks,  the 
number  having  decreased  considerably,  partly  on  account  of  night 
work  in  some  of  the  shops,  and  partly  because  of  the  long  distance 
many  living  in  the  western  part  of  the  city  were  compelled  to 
walk,  all  were  united  in  H  room  under  one  teacher. 

One  hundred  ten  different  pupils  were  enrolled  during  the 
term  ;  103  the  first  month.  The  average  nightly  attendance  was 
42.4.  There  were  56  sessions  of  school,  each  If  hours  in  length. 
During  the  term,  19  attended  not  less  than  50  sessions  and  31  not 
less  than  40  sessions.  Only  the  common  branches,  reading,  writ¬ 
ing,  spelling  and  arithmetic,  were  taught.  With  very  few  excep¬ 
tions  all  who  attended  were  punctual,  industrious  and  obedient, 


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and  seemed  to  have  no  other  motive  than  to  acquire  as  much  in¬ 
formation  as  possible  in  the  short  time  provided.  Only  one  pupil 
was  suspended  for  misconduct. 

We  would  suggest  that  two  night  schools  be  maintained  next  win¬ 
ter,  one  at  Central  building  and  one  at  West  Ward  ;  that  the  ses¬ 
sion  be  made  two  hours,  and  that  occasional  lessons  in  geography, 
United  States  history  and  government  be  given.  With  this  ar¬ 
rangement,  and  the  understanding  that  the  schools  are  open  to 
girls  as  well  as  boys,  we  believe  that  not  less  than  100  regular 
pupils  will  be  enrolled. 

Grading. 

Careful  inquiries  made  during  the  last  Spring  term  in  what  has 
been  known  as  the  ninth  grade,  showed  that  not  over  live  of 
the  fifty  pupils  then  enrolled  had  been  attending  school,  here  or 
elsewhere,  more  than  eight  years.  Nearly  a  .third  of  the  whole 
number  had  passed  through  all  the  rooms  under  the  High  School. 
The  balance  of  those  who  had  not  attended  elsewhere  had  entered 
above  the  first  grade,  having  had  more  or  less  home  preparation. 
After  making  due  allowance  for  these,  and  for  those  who  entered 
our  schools  from  abroad,  the  conclusion  is  evident  that  the  aver¬ 
age  pupil  can  pass  from  the  first  grade  to  the  High  School,  with 
our  present  course  of  study,  in  eight  years  at  the  most.  This  being- 
true  the  distribution  of  work  over  eight  grades  instead  of  nine,  al¬ 
lowing  a  year’s  work  to  each  room  above  the  B,  would  be  more 
consistent  with  the  facts  exhibited.  By  this  adjustment  the  A  and 
B  rooms  would  embrace  a  year’s  work  and  constitute  the  first 
grade,  which  division  is  demanded  by  the  crowding  of  the  A  rooms 
by  an  influx  of  fifty  to  eighty  new  pupils  each  year.  With  two  di¬ 
visions  in  each  grade  except  the  eighth,  and  two  promotions  a  year, 
making  an  interval  of  a  half  year  between  classes,  it  seems  to  me 
that  a  simple  and  elastic  system  of  grading  will  have  been  accom¬ 
plished. 

Text  Books  and  Course  of  study. 

Several  changes  of  text  books  were  made  last  year  with  no  ex¬ 
tra  cost  to  parents  and  with  better  results  in  teaching.  Appleton’s 
First  and  Second  Readers  were  substituted  for  the  Independent 
First  and  Second  ;  Swinton’s  Geographies  for  Our  World  Series  ; 
Greene’s  new  book,  Outlines  of  English  Grammar,  for  Greene’s  In¬ 
troduction,  and  Ridpath’s  History  of  the  United  States  for  Ander¬ 
son’s  Historical  Reader.  Physical  Geography  was  transferred 
from  Grammar  room  to  first  year  of  High  School  course. 

Our  experience  with  the  Appleton  Readers  strongly  recom¬ 
mends  the  adoption  of  the  balance  of  the  series.  It  is  the  uniform 
testimony  of  our  teachers,  that  they  have  never  used  readers  which 


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have  yielded  within  the  same  time  so  good  results  in  intelligent 
oral  expression,  and  have  been  so  attractive  to  the  pupils.  Tliu 
selections,  admirably  illustrated  and  treating  of  subjects  within  the 
range  of  child  experience,  produce  a  ready  sympathy, which  facili¬ 
tates  subsequent  advancement  and  makes  it  a  pleasure  to  the  pu¬ 
pil.  With  the  whole  of  this  series  introduced  and  a  supplementary 
First,  Second  and  Third  of  another  series,  our  pupils  will  be  receiv¬ 
ing  only  a  reasonable  amount  of  training  in  this  most  fundamental 
branch  of  education. 

The  geographies  have  given  universal  satisfaction,  the  matter 
of  the  two  books  being  well  adapted  to  four  years’  work.  The  Ele¬ 
mentary  is  used  in  the  fourth  and  fifth  grades,  and  the  Common 
School  in  the  sixth  and  seventh.  The  ground  covered  by  the  two 
books  has  been  carefully  outlined  into  years’  and  terms’  work  as 
suggested  by  a  year’s  experience.  The  contents  of  the  larger  book 
are  studied  topically ;  the  geography  of  the  pupil’s  immediate  lo¬ 
cality  being  taught  first,  and  that  which  is  remote  and  less  impor¬ 
tant  last. 

The  Outlines  of  Grammar  is  first  used  in  the  seventh  grade  and 
is  carried  through  this  and  the  eighth,  and  afterwards  reviewed 
thoroughly  in  connection  with  English  Analysis,  the  first  year  in 
High  School.  The  language  work  previous  to  the  use  of  this  book,, 
and  to  some  extent  afterwards,  consists  principally  of  drill  in  the 
art  of  expression,  this  work  being  given  essentially  as  outlined  in 
the  Aurora  Course  of  Study..  That  we  learn  to  write  (in  the  sense 
of  correct  expression)  by  writing,  has  become  an  axiom  in  the 
teaching  of  language,  and  has  postponed  to  a  later  day  and  a  ma- 
turer  age  the  study  of  technical  grammar  in  our  best  graded 
schools.  The  ability  of  our  pupils  to  write  social  and  business  let¬ 
ters,  and  simple  descriptions  and  narrations  of  objects  and  events, 
observing  the  forms  of  the  correctly  printed  page,  is  a  greater  ac¬ 
complishment  and  of  infinitely  greater  importance  than  the  ability 
to  parse  glibly,  or  to  flippantly  congugate  and  decline. 

The  introduction  of  Ridpath’s  History  left  us  without  a  reader  in 
the  First  Grammar  room,  the  Independent  Fifth  being  completed 
in  the  room  jDelow.  By  following  the  plan  suggested  above  in 
the  adoption  of  readers,  Appleton’s  Fifth  could  be  used  in  this* 
grade,  the  literary  character  of  its  selections  and  references  espe¬ 
cially  adapting  it  to  pupils  of  this  age. 

In  the  other  branches,  excepting  writing  and  drawing,  the  Au¬ 
rora  Course  is  followed  with  such  modifications  as  are  demanded 
by  the  length  of  the  school  year  and  the  circumstances  of  locality.. 

Normal  class. 

The  Normal  Class  of  1879  and  ’80.  was  composed  of  seven  young: 
ladies,  five  of  whom  completed  the  full  course.  Of  these,  three. 


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Misses  Proseus,  Patch  and  Jessie  Healy  have  been  assigned  posi¬ 
tions  in  the  schools.  The  plan  followed  was  essentially  that  of 
last  year. 

The  success  of  the  six  ladies  who  received  appointments  a  year 
ago,  demonstrates  the  possibility  of  employing  home  talent  in 
teaching,  without  sacrificing  good  results,  and  at  a  less  expense. 
Last  year,  graduates  of  the  Normal  Class  received  $36  a  month. 
Teachers  of  successful  experience  from  abroad  could  not  have 
been  obtained  for  these  places  at  less  than  $45  a  month.  Here  is  a 
saving  with  six  teachers  of  $54  a  month  or  $486  a  year.  By  contin¬ 
uing  the  Normal  Class  and  obtaining  at  least  sixty  percent,  of  your 
teachers  therefrom,  and  grading  their  salaries  that  they  may  re¬ 
ceive  the  pay  of  experienced  teachers  at  the  end  of  three  years,  a 
saving  of  $1,000  a  year  may  be  accomplished. 

Further,  the  morale  of  the  school  was  in  no  way  lowered,  the 
standard  of  teaching  and  discipline  being  in  our  estimation  high¬ 
er  than  the  previous  year. 

A  few,  however,  see  no  good  in  a  Normal  Class.  Strong  in  their 
own  wisdom,  and  armed  with  ever-ready  criticism,  which  is  the 
two-edged  sword  of  cavillers,  they  miss  no  opportunity  of  cen¬ 
suring  in  teaching  and  discipline  unimportant  occurrences  which 
in  the  case  of  foreign  teachers  would  be  wholly  overlooked.  We 
have  not  one  word  to  say  against  foreign  teachers,  believing  they 
should  constitute  thirty  per  cent,  of  our  corps,  their  experience  a 
benefit  to  the  pupils  and  to  our  home  teachers  ;  but  we  do  main¬ 
tain  that  the  hard-earned  success  of  zealous  teachers  should  com¬ 
mand  honor  and  respect,  even  from  the  members  of  their  own  com¬ 
munity,  the  old  proverb  to  the  contrary  notwithstanding. 

STANDARD  PERIODICALS. 

Statistics  collected  last  Winter  showed  that  236  out  of  580  pupils 
;at  the  Central  Building,  had  the  reading  of  standard  periodicals, 
principally  juvenile,  in  their  homes,  and  only  30  out  of  375  at  the 
West  Ward  building,  or  forty  per  cent,  at  Central  and  eight)  per 
cent  at  West  Ward.  Of  these  96  took  the  Youth’s  Companion,  35 
the  St.  Nicholas,  and  24  Harper’s  Young  People.  The  other  period¬ 
icals  taken  were  the  Wide  Awake,  Nursery,  Chatterbox,  Picture 
Gallery  and  Newsboy’s  Appeal,  the  last  two  of  which  we  should 
hardly  consider  standard.  It  is  safe  to  say  that  not  over  thirty 
per  cent,  of  our  pupils  have  the  reading  at  home  of  standard 
periodicals  adapted  to  their  ages  and  capacities. 

The  remaining  seventy  per  cent,  must  read  nothing,  or  that 
cheap  literature  which  is  working  such  incalculable  evil  among 
our  youth  by  giving  false  impressions  of  life,  and  creating  a  feel¬ 
ing  of  unrest  and  dissatisfaction  and  consequent  deadening  of  com- 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


mendable  aspirations.  That  so  large  a  per  cent,  of  our  youth  have 
no  good  home  reading  is  owing  partly  to  our  extensive  foreign 
population,  and  is  in  the  nature  of  things  ;  but  when  we  remember 
that  the  children  of  this  element  can  read  English,  and  that  the 
boys  have  a  love  for  excitement  and  adventure  as  well  as  other 
boys,  it  seems  equally  in  the  nature  of  things  that  they  and  all 
others  with  no  better  facilities,  should  buy,  read  and  exchange 
with  comrades,  the  trash  to  which  we  have  referred.  That  this 
is  the  case  to  a  great  extent,  we  know  to  be  true. 

The  public  school  reaching  as  it  does  a  very  great  majority  of 
our  youth,  is  adapted  by  its  organization  and  support  to  be  the 
most  powerful  agent  for  creating  a  love  of  healthful  reading.  This 
it  only  partially  does  by  the  use  of  readers.  Something  should  be 
done  which  will  not  leave  the  pupil  wholly  at  sea  in  the  selection 
of  his  reading  after  leaving  school.  With  this  in  view  is  it  not  pos¬ 
sible  to  obtain  a  fund  by  entertainments  or  otherwise,  to  be  invest¬ 
ed  in  standard  current  periodicals,  adapted  to  the  pupils  of  the 
different  grades.  These  could  be  used  as  supplementary  reading 
and  could  be  taken  home  by  pupils,  under  strict  regulations  re¬ 
garding  usage.  The  exchange  could  be  so  systematized  as  to  per- 
mit  all  the  pupils  of  a  room  to  get  the  greatest  benefit  from  them. 
I  am  sure  some  such  plan  as  the  above  is  demanded  by  the  inter¬ 
ests  of  education  and  would  repay  the  outlay  a  hundred-fold. 

A  plan  for  making  the  public  library  a  better  adjunct  of  the 
school  may  be  executed  by  a  little  effort  on  the  part  of  teachers. 
By  keeping  on  the  board  continually  a  list  of  a  dozen  books  or 
more,  which  the  teacher  knows  from  examination  to  be  interest¬ 
ing  and  instructive  ;  by  encouraging  pupils  to  read  them  and  by 
occasionally  asking  if  they  have  done  so,  leading  them  to  talk 
about  some  special  one,  they  will  be  guided  in  their  reading  and 
at  the  same  time  greatly  stimulated. 

High  school. 

In  conclusion,  the  condition  of  the  High  School  and  its  right  of 
existence  demand  a  few  words.  During  the  past  year  it  was 
taught  by  two  teachers  although  the  work  was  a  very  little  lighter 
than  the  previous  year.  It  takes  as  much  time  and  labor  to  teach 
fifty  pupils  in  four  classes  as  eighty,  and  they  are  governed  almost 
as  easily.  In  September  a  class  of  forty  will  enter  the  High  School 
from  the  Grammar  Room,  which  will  swell  the  attendance  to 
eighty  or  more  next  year. 

The  course  of  study  adopted  two  years  ago  and  found  in  Appen¬ 
dix  is  now  closely  followed  by  all  the  classes.  Each  pupil  pursues 
but  three  studies  at  any  one  time.  This  number,  with  the  time 
given  to  each,  ensures  more  and  better  work. 


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Important  additions  have  been  made  to  the  philosophical  and 
chemical  apparatus,  and  twenty-seven  volumes  added  to  the  libra¬ 
ry,  making  a  total  of  111,  a  catalogue  of  which  may  be  found  in  the 
Appendix.  The  zoological  collection  wiil  be  increased  by  fifty  dol¬ 
lars  worth  of  local  specimens  this  summer. 

At  the  annual  school  election  assertions  were  made  regarding 
the  legality,  utility  and  cost  of  the  High  School  which  demand  ex¬ 
planation.  In  the  first  place  the  High  School  as  organized  in  Dis¬ 
trict  No.  2  is  as  legal  as  any  grade  below  it.  The  following  are 
some  of  the  essential  provisions  of  the  general  law  under  which 
the  schools  as  a  whole  are  organized  : 

“Every  school  established  under  the  provisions  of  this  act  shall 
be  for  instruction  in  the  branches  of  education  prescribed  in  the 
qualifications  for  teachers  (orthography,  reading  in  English,  pen¬ 
manship,  arithmetic,  English  grammar,  modern  geography,  the 
elements  of  the  natural  sciences,  the  history  of  the  United  States, 
physiology  and  the  laws  of  health),  and  in  such  ether  branches,  in¬ 
cluding  vocal  music  and  drawing,  as  the  directors  (or  Board  of  Ed¬ 
ucation)  or  the  voters  of  the  district  at  the  annual  election  of  direc¬ 
tors  (or  members  of  the  Board  of  Education)  may  prescribe.  Sec¬ 
tion  50. 

“  Such  board  shall  have  power  and  it  shall  be  their  duty  *  * 

to  establish  schools  of  different  grades  and  make  regulations 
for  the  admission  of  pupils  into  the  same.”  Sec.  80. 

These  provisions  contain  all  the  authority  necessary  to  legally 
justify  the  maintenance  of  our  High  School.  If  there  must  be  a 
limit  to  the  teaching  of  the  higher  branches  did  not  the  legislature 
exhibit  wisdom  and  foresight  in  leaving  the  matter  where  it  has 
been  left  and  where  it  belongs — with  the  people  and  their  immedi¬ 
ate  school  representatives  ? 

The  utility  of  our  High  Schools  is  strongly  set  forth  in  the  last 
report  of  the  Massachusetts  State  Board  of  Education,  and  is  in¬ 
disputable  : 

“High  Schools  in  our  public  school  system  hold  the  relation  of 
a  part  to  a  whole.  Without  them  there  could  be  no  true  scientific 
teaching  in  our  system  of  public  schools.  The  pupils  of  the  ele¬ 
mentary  schools  would  be  sent  out  into  public  life  without  a  prop¬ 
er  training  of  their  reflective  faculties,  by  whose  activity  general 
principles  are  discovered,  and  rules  of  conduct  are  constructed. 
The  elementary  schools  cannot  teach  methods  of  thinking,  nor 
those  doctrines  which  direct  one  in  the  affairs  of  life.” 

“Again,  the  secondary  schools  *  *  *  always  stimulate  the 

schools  below  them.  The  cQurses  of  studies  taught  in  the  High 
Schools  and  the  methods  of  teaching  practiced  in  them  determine 
the  studies  and  the  methods  in  the  lower  schools.  In  this  way  the 
influence  of  one  grade  of  instruction  over  another  is  from  above 
downward  in  so  far  as  relates  to  what  shall  be  taught,  and  to  the 
manner  of  teaching,  while  it  is  from  below  upward  in  all  that  which 
relates  to  thoroughness  of  the  work  done.  Francis  Adams  says 
that  if  the  elementary  schools  of  Germany  are  the  best  in  the  world 
it  is  owing  in  a  great  measure  to  the  fact  that  the  higher  schools 
are  open  to  all  classes.” 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


Many  make  the  mistake  of  confounding  the  High  School  with 
the  whole  of  Central  Building.  It  should  be  remembered  that  the 
High  School  is  located  on  the  third  floor  of  this  building,  and  that 
there  are  eight  other  grades  containing  over  500  pupils  in  the  same 
building,  seven  of  them -corresponding  exactly  to  the  seven  grades 
in  West  Ward  school.  The  amount  paid  for  salaries  in  the  High 
School  proper  last  year  was  $1,250,  and  since  all  apparatus  is  pur¬ 
chased  with  tuition  fund  the  actual  cost  to  the  voters  of  the  dis¬ 
trict  was  not  more  than  $1,400.  Comparing  these  figures  with  the 
cost  of  35  other  High  Schools  in  the  State,  we  find  ours  to  be  rela¬ 
tively  the  cheapest.  That  the  cost  per  capita  must  always  be 
greater  than  in  the  other  grades  is  too  obvious  to  need  explana¬ 
tion.  When  its  true  relation  to  the  system  is  comprehended,  and 
it  is  understood  that  the  whole  cost  of  the  schools  last  year  was 
over  $43,500,  we  are  sure  our  High  School  will  not  be  regarded  as 
an  extravagant  and  useless  appendage. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

W.  S.  MACK, 

Supt.  Schools. 


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CENSUS  REPORT  OF  1879-80. 


WARDS. 

Five  Years  of 
Age. 

Under  0  Yrs. 

Bet. 

6  and  21 

Under  21  Yrs 

Population. 

Males. 

a c 

O 

a 

£ 

S 

Total. 

Males. 

0D 

O 

2 

o 

Total. 

Males. 

Females, 

Total. 

East  Ward . 

29 

82 

91 

173 

135 

127 

262 

217 

218 

435 

862 

Central  Ward . 

53 

178 

164 

342 

374 

422 

796 

552 

586 

1138 

2678 

West  \\  ard . 

85 

255 

285 

540 

351 

366 

717 

606 

651 

1257 

2607 

West  of  Canal  St. .  . 

13 

33 

46 

79 

51 

39 

90 

84 

85 

169 

318 

Totals . 

180 

548 

586 

1134 

911 

954 

1865 

1459 

1540 

2999 

6465 

Last  Year . 

158 

565 

561 

1126 

887 

932 

1819 

1452 

1493 

2945 

6409 

Gain . 

22 

25 

8 

24 

22 

46 

yy 

{ 

47 

54 

56 

Loss . 

17 

1  -  -  

.... 

YEARLY  ENROLLMENT  BY  ROOMS. 

(April  1,  1879  — April  1,  1880.) 


SCHOOLS. 

a 

o 

o 

PP 

g 

o 

o 

PP 

PP 

| 

C  Room. 

3 

o 

o 

PP 

A 

E  Room. 

a 

o 

o 

PP 

pR 

a 

o 

o 

PP 

O 

H  Room. 

Gram.  Room. 

High  School. 

Total . 

Central . 

Boys  . . 
Girls  .. 
Both  . . 

37 

41 

78 

48 

40 

88 

46 

40 

86 

37 

34 

71 

43 

31 

74 

29 

44 

73 

19 

44 

63 

18 

34 

52 

26 

41 

67 

24 

65 

89 

327 

414 

741 

West  Ward . 

Boys  . . 
Girls  . . 
Both  . . 

51 

53 

104 

34 

30 

64 

32 

35 

67 

28 

42 

70 

35 

28 

63 

26 

31 

57 

33 

39 

72 

25 

28 

53 

264 

286 

550 

East  Ward . . . 

Boys  . .  45 
Girls  . .  31 
Both  ..!  76 

32 

26 

58 

77 

57 

134 

Grand  Total . 

Boys  . . 

668 

757 

1425 

Girls  .. 

Both  . . 

1 

1 

No.  enrolled  between  April  1,  1879,  and  June  4,  1880 .  1,400 

“  “  “  “  “  “  including  Night  School .  1,570 


(For  report  of  Night  School,  see  Superintendent’s  report.) 


18 


REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 

* 


SUMMARY 


OF  ATTENDANCE. 


The  following  is  a  summary  of  the  attendance  in  the  different 
schools  for  each  school  month  since  April  1,  1879:. 


CENTRAL  SCHOOL. 


MONTH. 

Whole  Number 
Enrolled. 

1 

Average  Number 
Belonging. 

Average  Daily 
Attendance. 

Per  cent,  on  Av. 
No.  Belonging. 

No.  of  Cases  of 

Tardiness. 

No.  neither  Ab¬ 

sent  nor  Tardy. 

April,  1879 . 

560 

536.4 

502.4 

93.6 

48 

237 

May,  “  . 

550 

506.8 

476.8 

94 

47 

203 

September,  1879 . 

561 

534.3 

503.5 

94.2 

47 

313 

October,  “  . 

588 

562.2 

534.9 

95.1 

42 

261 

November,  “  . 

590 

563.6 

538 

95.4 

70 

271 

December,  “  . 

570 

540.6 

500 

92.4 

135 

189 

January,  1880 . 

581 

557 

530 

95.1 

25 

291 

February  “  . 

575 

551.2 

521 

94.5 

26 

243 

March,  “  . 

553 

535.3 

505.3 

94.4 

18 

284 

Average . 

569.7 

543 

512.4 

94.3 

50.9 

254.6 

April.  1880 . 

575 

538.9 

505.6 

94 

30 

204 

May,  “  . 

534 

482.7 

451.8 

93.6 

27 

148 

Average  for  11  months . 

567 

536.2 

506.3 

94.2 

46.8 

240.3 

WEST  WARD  SCHOOL. 


April,  1879.... . 

359 

343.6 

323.6 

94.2 

11 

168 

May,  “  . 

350 

328 

306.8 

93.5 

11 

171 

September,  1879 . 

370 

352.3 

340.7 

96.7 

12 

227 

October,  “  . 

376 

360 

345.3 

95.9 

11 

194 

November,  “  . 

374 

356.8 

330  5 

92.6 

37 

160 

December,  “  . 

373 

353 

335 

95.5 

29 

145 

January,  1880 . 

400 

377.5 

361.6 

95.7 

21 

172 

February,  “  . 

390 

367.4 

344.1 

93.6 

23 

146 

March,  “  . 

382 

371.4 

352.2 

94.8 

18 

175 

Average . .-. . 

375 

356.6 

337.7 

94.7 

19.2 

173.1 

April,  1880 . 

337 

313.1 

295.9 

94.5 

24  . 

120 

May,  “  . 

310 

291.2 

274.4 

94.2 

16 

106 

Average  for  11  months . 

365.5 

346.7 

328.1 

94.6 

19.3 

162.1 

MOLINE  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS. 


19 


Nummary  of  Attendance — Continued. 


EAST  WARD  SCHOOL. 


MONTH . 

Whole  Number 
Enrolled. 

V 

& 

S  ti 

p  p 

5Z5U 

®g 

& 

Average  Daily 
Attendance. 

Per  cent,  on  Av. 

No.  Belonging. 

N  o.  of  Cases  of 

Tardiness. 

No.  neither  Ab-  I 

sent  nor  Tardy.  ] 

•  April,  1879 . 

99 

93.5 

89 

95 

17 

42 

Mav,  “  . 

90 

85 

82 

96.4 

19 

26 

September,  1879 . 

92 

83 

81 

97.6 

r* 

i 

58 

October,  “  . 

102 

95.7 

89.9 

93.9 

12 

37 

November,  “  . 

104 

100 

94 

94 

21 

38 

December,  “  . 

101 

89.5 

76.7 

85.7 

36 

19 

January,  1880 . 

103 

92 

87.7 

95.3 

20 

47 

February,  “  . 

97 

89.1 

79.4 

90 

8 

57 

March,  “  . 

85 

78.7 

72 

91.5 

5 

33 

Average . 

97 

88.5 

83.5 

94.3 

16.1 

39.6 

April,  1880 . 

89 

80.1 

75 

93.6 

7 

36 

May,  “  . 

87 

81.6 

74.8 

91.6 

8 

20 

Average  for  11  months . 

95.3 

88 

82 

93.2 

14.5 

37.5 

TOTALS. 


April,  1879 . 

1018 

973.5 

915 

94 

76 

447 

May,  “  . 

990 

919.8 

865.4 

94 

77 

400 

September.  1879 . 

1023 

969.6 

925.2 

95.4 

66 

598 

October,  “  . 

1066 

1018 

970 

95.2 

65 

492 

November,  “  . 

1068 

1020.4 

962.5 

94.3 

148 

469 

December.  “  . 

1044 

983.1 

911.7 

92.7 

200 

353 

January,  1880 . 

1084 

1026.5 

978.6 

95.3 

66 

510 

February,  “  . 

1062 

1007.7 

944.5 

93.7 

57 

411 

March,  “  . 

1020 

985.4 

929.5 

94.3 

41 

492 

Average  .  .* . 

1041.(1 

989.3 

933.6 

94.3 

88.4 

463.5 

April.  1880 . 

1001 

'932.1 

876.5 

94 

61 

360 

May,  “  . 

931 

855.5 

801 

93.6 

51 

274 

Average  for  11  months . 

1028 

972 

916.3 

94.2 

82.5 

437 

20 


REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


COMPARATIVE  STATISTICS. 


No.  of  persons  in  district  between  6  and  21 

years  of  age . 

Whole  enrollment . 

Average  enrollment . 

Average  number  belonging . 

Average  daily  attendance . / . 

Average  monthly  tardiness . 

Average  No.  neither  absent  nor  tardy,  per 

month . 

No.  of  schools  exclusive  of  High  School. . . 
No.  of  teachers  including  those  in  High 

School . . 

Average  No.  of  pupils  to  each  school  per 
month,  on  average  monthly  enroll¬ 
ment,  including  High  School . 

Expended  for  salaries . 

Whole  expenses,  excluding  bonds  and  in¬ 
terest . 

Post  per  pupil  for  teaching  and  superin¬ 
tending  : — 

On  average  enrollment . 

On  average  No.  belonging . 

On  average  daily  attendance . 

Oost  per  pupil  for  all  expenses,  excluding 
bonds  and  interest: — 

On  average  enrollment . 

On  average  No.  belonging . 

On  average  daily  attendance . 


1878-9. 

1879-80. 

1819 

1865 

1285 

1425 

1009 

1042 

957 

990 

902 

937 

85.6 

88.4 

475.5 

463.5 

18 

19 

21 

21 

53 

52 

$10,436.02 

$  9,895.98 

13,972.48 

13,632.07 

10.34 

9.50 

10.90 

10 

11.57 

10.49 

13.85 

13.08 

14.60 

13.77 

15.49 

14.54 

COST  PER  PUPIL  COMPARED  WITH  FOUR  OTHER  SCHOOLS  IN  THE 

state  for  1878-79: 


Belleville. 

Danville. 

Decatur. 

Jacksonville. 

Moline. 

For  teaching  and  superintending: — 
Oh  whole  enrollment . 

$  9  50 

$  7  76 

$  9  01 

$111  01 

S  8  12 

On  average  attendance . 

11  90 

12  28 

11  95 

15  25 

11  57 

Total  cost  (excluding  bonds  and  in¬ 
terest)  : — 

On  whole  enrollment . 

19  18 

10  49 

12  07 

13  52 

10  87 

On  average  attendance . 

23  99 

16  60 

16  00 

18  74 

15  49 

MOLINE  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS. 


21 


ROLL  OF  HOXOR. 

April  1,  1879 — April  1,  1880. 


Pupils  neither  absent  nor  tardy  during  the  entire  year: 


MARY  CHASE. 

LIZZIE  HEALD. 
SAMUEL  BEATTY. 
SOLOMON  HIRSCH. 
FLORA  STARR. 

MARY  STOLTENBERG. 
JESSIE  CHRISTY. 
CELIA  STOLTENBERG. 
ALVIN  ANDERSON. 
HENRY  KUHL. 

WINNIE  FRANKLIN. 
MATTIE  WELLS. 
HATTIE  WELLS. 

RENA  ARON. 

WILLIE  NYE. 

FRANK  KUHL. 
CHRISTINA  FISH. 


AXEL  KLINGBERG. 
FRANK  CEDERBERG. 
ALTA  ROYSTON. 
KIRK  WHITE. 

SOPHIE  OLSEN. 
LIZZIE  SMITH. 
ANNIE  YOUD. 
ALFRED  BERGLUND. 
LIZZIE  JOHNSON. 
TOMMIE  TRUMBLE. 
ARTHUR  JOHNSON. 
AXEL  KOHLER. 
GEORGE  CARLSON. 
GUSTA  ANDERSON. 
HILMA  MELINE. 
GRACIE  DON AH Y. 


Pupils  tardy  once  but  not  absent: 

JOHN  WILLIAMS.  MARY  AINSWORTH. 


Pupils  absent  one  half-day,  but  not  tardy: 


ANNA  LARSON. 

LOTTIE  PROSEUS. 
STILLMAN  WHEELOCK. 
MARY'  ARAM. 

OSCAR  WILSON. 

ALBERT  WENDBERG. 
MAGGIE  CAVERLY. 

HILMA  KOHLER. 

Pupils  absent  one 

JENNIE  HULL. 

EMMA  ARON. 

AMANDA  ANDERSON. 
MARY  BUCKHOLTZ. 

MARY  HUGBERG. 


AMELIA  WENDBERG. 
NELLIE  JOHNSON. 
ETTA  HOKINSON. 
JOHN  HOKINSON. 
EVA  YOUNG. 

ADOLPH  HOLT. 

SELMA  HEGLUN1L 


day,  but  not  tardy: 

HILMA  JOHNSON. 
MINNIE  JOHN SON- 
GRACE  YOUD. 

■»  CHARLIE  TRUXELL, 
FLOSSIE  DONAHY. 


Pupils  absent  one  half-day  and  tardy  once: 


JESSIE  SENNITT. 


NATHAN  TY'RELL- 


' 


: 


■ 


■ 


/ 


APPENDIX. 


\ 


24 


REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION 


APPENDIX. 


HIGH  SCHOOL  COURSE  OF  STUDY. 

First  Year. 


FIRST  TERM. 

SECOND  TERM. 

THIRD  TERM. 

Algebra. 

Eng.  Analysis. 

Phys.  Geograph  . 
Spelling. 

Algebra. 

Eng.  Anal.  6  w.  Bot. 
Phys.  Geography. 
Spelling. 

Algebra. 

Botany. 

Phys.  Geography. 
Spelling. 

Second  Year. 

Geometry. 

Botany.  8  w.  Phys. 
Eng.  Composition. 
Spelling. 

Geometry. 

Physiology. 

Eng.  Composition. 
Spelling. 

Geometry. 

Zoology. 

Eng.  Composition. 
Spelling. 

Third  Year. 

Arthmetic. 

Zoology. 

Eng.  Composition. 
Spelling. 

Book  Keeping. 
Ancient  History. 
Eng.  Composition. 
Spelling. 

Nat.  Philosophy. 
Mediaeval  History. 
Con.  of  U.  S. 
Spelling. 

Fourth  Year. 

Nat.  Philosophy. 
Modern  History. 
Eng.  Literature. 

Chemistry. 

Moral  Science. 

Eng.  Literature. 

Chemistry. 

Essay  Writing. 

Eng.  Literature. 

GRADUATES  OF  THE  HIGH  SCHOOL. 

1876. 


FRANK  H.  WILLIAMS. 
EMMA  F.  JENKINS. 
LAURA  C.  LONG. 


NELLIE  (NOURSE)  TILLING  HAST. 
ELLA  (JACKSON)  HYDE. 

KITTIE  L.  -YOORHEES. 


APPENDIX. 


25 


1877. 


FRANK  C.  HARTZELL. 
SARAH  A.  CORNWALL. 
LUCY  AINSWORTH. 


ALICE  (CRAWFORD)  CORNWALL. 
FANNIE  A.  HUNTOON. 

HATTIE  J.  MC  KEEVER. 


1878. 


EDWARD  S.  JOHNSON. 
MARY  KNOWLES. 

LALLAH  (GUNNELL)  DREW. 
MAY  SCHOBY. 

NELLIE  JOSLYN. 

LILLIE  E.  SWAN. 

STELLA  B.  VINCENT. 


MINNIE  F.  STEPHENS 
ALLIE  L.  BRETT. 
EMILY  F.  KERNS. 
EMMA  L.  PROSEUS. 
ALMA  C.  LIND. 

C.  MAY  DOW. 

MARY  TYRRELL. 


1879. 


MURRAY  AREN SHIELD. 
MAGGIE  ARCULARIUS. 
LILY  M.  WILSON. 
EUNICE  C.  BEAL. 

ELLA  M.  ARCULARIUS. 
MINNIE  O.  OLSEN. 

M.  NETTIE  SHIELDS. 


NELLIE  A.  PATCH. 

ELLA  W.  LIVINGSTONE. 
LYDIA  MORGAN. 

ALICE  SWANSON. 

MARY  E.  BULLEN. 
GERTIE  M.  WATERS. 
RUTH  SADLER. 


KATE  GRENNELL. 
ANNA  LARSON. 
LIZZIE  NYE. 
NATHAN  TYRRELL. 


1880. 

JESSIE  HEALY, 
ALICE  MORRISON. 
MARY  CHASE. 
FRANK  KNOWLES 


TEXT  BOOKS. 


The  following  is  a  list  of  text  books  prescribed  by  the  Board  of 
Education  for  use  in  the  schools : 

Independent  Readers — Third,  Fourth  and  Fifth. 

Appleton  Readers — Firt  and  Second. 

Swinton’s  Geographies. 

Hagar’s  Arithmetics. 

Greene’s  Grammar. 

. Drawing. 

Tenney’s  Zoology. 

Gray’s  How  Plants  Grow. 

Hitchcock’s  Physiology. 

Norton's  Physics. 

Cooley’s  Chemistry. 

Loomis’  Algebra. 

Loomis’  Geometry. 


26 


REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


Ridpath’s  U.  S.  History. 

Swinton's  Outlines  of  Universal  History, 

.  Constitution  of  U.  S. 

. English  Composition. 

.  Physical  Geography. 

. .  .Moral  Science. 

. Business  Arithmetic. 

. Book  Keeping. 


DAILY  TIME  TABLES. 


The  apportionment  of  time  to  the  different  topics,  as  shown  by 
the  following  time  tables,  should  be  strictly  observed  by  teachers 
in  arranging  their  daily  programmes: 


FIRST  GRADE. 

Opening  and  closing  exercises, 

Music,  - 

Drawing, 

Writing,  - 

Human  Body,  Plants,  or  Animals, 
Physical  Culture,  - 

)  Reading,  - 
language  V  Spelling, 

)  Language  Lesson, 
Arithmetic,  - 
Recesses,  - 


SECOND  AND  THIRD  GRADES. 

Opening  and  closing  exercises, 

Music,  ------ 

Drawing,  ------ 

Writing,  ------ 

Human  Body,  Plants,  or  Animals, 

Physical  Culture,  - 

)  Reading,  - 

language  -  Spelling,  -  -  -  - 

)  Language  Lesson, 

Arithmetic,  ------ 

Recesses,  ----- 


FOURTH,  FIFTH  AND  SIXTH  GRADES. 

Opening  and  closing  exercises, 

Music,  ------ 

Writing,  ------- 

Drawing,  (Tuesdays  and  Thursdays) 

Human  Body,  etc.,  (Mon.,  Wedns.  and  Fridays)  - 
Physical  Culture,  -  -  -  - 

)  Reading,  - 

language  -  Spelling  and  Sentence  Work, 

)  Language  Lesson, 


20  minutes. 

10 

20 

20 

20 

10 

80 

20 

20 

80 

30 


15  minutes. 
10 
20 
20 
20 
10 
80 
20 
25 
80 
30 


20  minutes. 
10 
20 
30 
30 
10 
70 
20 
25 


APPENDIX. 


27 


Arithmetic,  ------ 

Geography,  -  - 

Recesses,  ------ 

SEVENTH  GRADE. 

Opening  and  closing  exercises, 

Music,  ------ 

Writing,  (Mondays,  Wednesdays  and  Fridays) 
Drawing,  (Tuesdays  and  Thursdays) 

Human  Body,  etc.,  (Mon.,  Wedns.  and  Fridays)  - 
Biography,  (Tuesdays  and  Thursdays)  - 
Physical  Culture,  ----- 

)  Reading,  -  -  -  - 

language  -  Grammar  and  Composition, 

)  Spelling  and  Sentence  Work, 
Arithmetic,  ------ 

Geography,  ------ 

Recesses,  ------- 

EIGHTH  GRADE. 

Opening  and  closing  exercises, 

Music,  -  - 

Writing,  ------- 

Drawing,  (Tuesdays  and  Thursdays) 

Human  Body,  etc.,  (Mori.,  Wedns.  and  Thursdays) 
Physical  Culture,  ----- 

)  Reading,  ----- 

language  Grammar  and  Composition, 

)  Spelling  and  Sentence  Work,  - 
Arithmetic,  ------ 

History,  -  -  -  -  - 

Recesses,  ------ 


70  minutes. 

50 

30 


20  minutes. 
10 
30 
30 
30 
30 
10 
60 
45 
20 
60 


45 

30 


6 ; 
a 


20  minutes. 
10 
25 
25 
25 
10 
60 
50 
20 
60 
50 
30 


HIGH  SCHOOL  LIBRARY. 


Books  in  the  High  School  Library  July  1,  1880. 


GENERAL  REFERENCE. 


8. 

9. 

10. 

11. 

12. 

13. 

14. 

15. 

16. 

17. 

18. 

19. 

20. 
21. 


Cyclopaedia,  American  Yol.  I.  A — Asher. 

*  “  “  II.  Ash— Bal. 

“  “  “  III.  Bal— Car. 

“  “  “  IY.  Car— Cod. 

“  “  “  Y.  Code— Dem. 

“  “  “  YI.  Dem— Eve, 

“  “  “  YII.  Eve— Gla. 

“  “  “  VIII.  Gla— Hor. 

“  “  “  IX.  Hor— Kin. 

“  “  “X.  Kin— Mag. 

“  “  “XI.  Mag— Mat. 

“  “  “  XII.  Mat— Pal. 

“  “  “  XIII.  Pal— Pri. 

“  “  ‘  XI Y.  Pri— Sho. 


28 


REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


22. 

23. 

24. 

25. 

26. 

27. 

28. 
35. 
40. 

40. 

41. 


60. 

61. 

62. 

63. 

64. 
75. 
78. 

84. 

85. 
90. 

100. 


110. 

111. 

112. 

113. 

125. 

130. 

135. 

140. 

141. 

142. 
160. 
161. 
162. 
163. 
168. 
169. 
175, 


176. 

180. 

190. 

191. 

197. 

198. 


205. 

215. 

220. 

221. 


Cyclopaedia,  American  Yol.  XY.  Sho — Tro. 


i  4 

44 

XYI.  Tro- 

— Zym. 

4  4 

4  4 

44 

XYII.  Annual,  1875. 

4  4 

44 

44 

XYIII. 

“  1876.. 

;  < 

44 

44 

XIX. 

“  1877.. 

44 

4  4 

44 

XX. 

“  1878. 

4  4 

4  4 

4  4 

Index. 

Cyclopaedia  of  Common  Things.  Young  Folk’s 
Dictionary  of  Dates.  Hayden. 

Dictionary,  Classical.  Smith. 

Gazetteer  of  the  World,  Pronouncing.  Lippincott.. 

HISTORY  AND  BIOGRAPHY. 

Biography,  Cyclopaedia  of.  Godwin. 

Biography,  American.  Belknap.  Yol  I. 

“  “  “  “  II. 

4  4  u  44  «  JJJ 

Boys  of  ’76.  Coffin. 

Dictionary,  Pronouncing  Biographical.  Lippincott.. 

Gibbon,  The  Students’ 

History  of  Greece.  Smith. 

History,  Synopsis  of.  Samuel  Willard. 

Mythology,  Manual  of.  Murray. 

Story  of  Liberty.  Coffin. 

LITERATURE. 

Authors,  American.  Underwood. 

Authors,  Dictionary  of.  Allibone,  Yol.  I.  Abb — Lyt.. 

“  “  “  “  “  II.  Mjjab— Szy. 

“  “  “  “  “  III.  Taa — Zwe. 

Books  and  Reading.  Porter. 

English  Lessons  for  English  People. 

Fiction,  Dictionary  of  the  noted  names  of.  Wheeler. 
Grammar  of  English  Grammars.  Goold  Brown. 

Grammar,  Essentials  of  English.  Whitney. 

Grammar,  Progressive  English.  Swinton. 

Literature  of  the  English  Language,  Selections  from.  Hunt. 
Literature,  Compendium  of  American.  Cleaveland. 
Literature,  Ancient.  Quaekenbos. 

Literature,  History  of  English.  Taine. 

Logic.  Jevons. 

Logic,  Elements  of.  Day. 

Pronounciation  and  Spelling,  Manual  of  English.  Soule  and 
Wheeler. 

Parser’s  Manual.  Williams. 

Rhetoric.  Haven. 

Synonymes.  Soule. 

Synonymes.  Crabb. 

Words,  Thesaurus  of  English.  Roget. 

Words,  On  the  Study  of.  Trench. 

READING  AND  ELOCUTION. 

Elocution.  Kidd. 

Reader,  Fifth.  Appleton. 

Speaker,  American.  Frost. 

Speaker,  Standard.  Sargent. 


APPENDIX. 


POETRY. 

230.  Bryant’s  Poems. 

240.  Heman’s  Poems,  Vol.  I. 

241.  “  “  “  II. 

246.  Longfellow’s  Poems. 

247.  Library  of  Poetry  and  Song.  Bryant. 

255.  Tennyson’s  Poems. 

260.  Whittier’s  Poems. 

261.  Wordsworth’s  Poems. 

SCIENCE. 

265.  Animals,  Illustrated  Natural  History  of.  Wood. 

266.  Astronomy,  Fourteen  weeks  in.  Steele. 

267.  Algebra,  Test  Examples  in.  Olney. 

275.  Birds,  Key  to  North  American.  Coues. 

276.  Botany,  New  Man*ual  of.  Gray 

280.  Corals  and  Coral  Islands.  Dana. 

281.  Chemistry,  Class  Book  of.  Youmans. 

282.  “  Elements  of.  Norton. 

283.  “  “  “  Cooley. 

284.  “  Steele’s  New 

288.  Earth,  Ancient  Life  History  of  the.  Nicholson. 

289.  Electricity,  Lessons  in.  Tyndall. 

290.  Earth  and  Man.  Guyot. 

294.  Geology,  Manual  of.  Dana. 

295.  “  Fourteen  Weeks  in.  Steele 

296.  Geography,  Physical.  Geikie. 

297.  Geometry,  Plane  and  Solid.  Wentworth. 

304.  Insects,  Guide  to  Study  of.  Packard. 

310.  Light.  Mayer  and  Barnard. 

313.  Physiology.  Draper. 

314.  Physics,  Elements  of.  Norton. 

315.  Physical  Forces,  Lectures  on.  Farady. 

316.  Philosophy,  Fourteen  Weeks  in  Natural.  Steele. 

317.  Political  Economy,  Elements  of.  Perry. 

318.  Politics  for  Young  Americans.  Nordhoff. 

325.  Sound.  Mayer. 

330.  Vertebrates,  Manual  of.  Jordan. 

335.  Zoology,  Comparative.  Orton. 

.336.  Zoology,  First  Book  of.  Morse. 

EDUCATION. 

340.  Art  of  Teaching  School.  Sypher. 

346.  Education.  Herbert  Spencer. 

347.  Educational  Reformers,  Essays  on.  Quick. 

350.  In  the  School  Room.  Hart. 

355.  Morals  and  Manners.  Gow. 

356.  Management  of  the  Young,  Gentle  Measures  in.  Abbott. 

360.  Observing  Faculties.  Burton. 

361.  Object  Lessons,  Primary.  Calkins. 

368.  Pestalozzi,  Life  and  Works  of.  Krusi. 

-369.  Pedagogy,  History  of.  Hailman. 

-375.  Theory  and  Practice  of  Teaching.  Page. 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


RUL  E  S  AND  R  E  DUE  AT  1 0  N  S 


1.  Organization  and  Officer*. 

The  members  of  the  Board  shall  meet  annually  upon  the  first 
Monday  following  the  school  election,  and  organize  by  electing  a 
President  and  a  Secretary,  who  shall  hold  their  respective  offices 
for  one  year,  and  until  their  successors  are  duly  elected,  unless 
sooner  removed  by  the  Board. 

Elections  shall  be  by  ballot,  and  a  majority  of  all  the  votes  cast 
shall  be  necessary  to  elect. 

2.  Duties  of  the  President. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  President  to  preside  at  all  meetings- 
of  the  Board,  preserve  order,  enforce  the  rules,  sign  all  bonds, 
notes,  agreements,  or  leases,  ordered  to  be  executed  by  this  Board 
sign  all  orders  drawn  on  the  Treasurer,  and  on  or  before  the  first 
regular  meeting  after  the  organization  of  the  Board  shall  appoint, 
subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Board,  the  following  committees,, 
namely  : 

(1) .  A  committee  of  three  on  School  Grounds  and  Buildings; 

(2) .  A  committee  of  three  on  Supplies; 

(3) .  A  committee  of  three  on  Teachers  and  Finance. 

In  the  absence  or  inability  of  the  President,  a  President  pro  tem. 
shall  be  chosen  by  the  Board,  who  shall  for  the  time  being  exer¬ 
cise  all  the  authority,  and  perform  all  the  duties  of  the  President... 

3.  Duties  of  the  Secretary. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Secretary  to  keep  a  complete  record 
of  the  proceedings  of  the  Board,  as  well  as  the  receipts  and  expen¬ 
ditures,  in  such  book  and  in  such  a  manner  as  the  Board  may  pre¬ 
scribe.  He  shall  sign  all  documents  requiring  the  signature  of  the 
President,  and  notify  all  members,  in  due  time,  of  all  special  meet¬ 
ings.  He  shall  take  into  his  possession  all  books,  papers,  and 
other  documents  belonging  to  the  district  and  held  in  charge  by 
the  Board,  and  safely  keep  the  same  in  such  places  as  they  may 
indicate,  subject  at  all  times  to  their  order,  or  the  examination  by 
any  member  thereof;  and  lay  before  the  Board  at  their  next  meet¬ 
ing  all  letters  and  other  documents  that  may  come  to  him  for  that 
purpose.  He  shall  refer  all  bills  and  claims  presented  to  the 
Board  to  their  respective  committees  to  be  audited,  and,  when 
ordered  paid,  shall  draw  orders  on  the  Treasurer  for  the  payment 
of  the  same.  He  shall  keep  stubs  of  all  orders  issued,  stating 
thereon  the  party  to  whom  and  the  purpose  for  which  such  order 
was  issued,  the  amount  thereof,  and  the  fund  on  which  the  same 
was  drawn.  He  shall  hold  his  books,  records  and  accounts  at  all 


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times  subject  to  the  inspection  of  any  voter  or  tax-payer  of  the 
district,  and  annually  prepare  and  publish  the  report  required  by 
the  school  law,  together  with  such  other  items  of  interest  and 
information  as  the  Board  may  direct.  He  shall  receive  all  moneys 
due  from  incidental  sources,  make  out  all  bills,  collect  and  pay 
over  the  same  to  the  Treasurer,  taking  his  receipt  therefor.  He 
shall  register  the  names  and  address  of  all  applicants  for  positions 
in  the  schools,  and,  under  the  direction  of  the  Committee  on  Sup¬ 
plies,,  procure  all  necessary  registers,  books  of  record,  blanks,  etc., 
for  the  use  of  the  teachers  and  pupils ;  shall  meet  the  teachers  at 
their  regular  monthly  meeting,  and  deliver  to  them  their  orders, 
taking  their  receipt  therefor,  and  perform  all  other  duties  gener¬ 
ally  incumbent  upon  such  officer. 

/.  Committee  on  Grounds  and  Buildings. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  this  committee  to  take  special  charge  of 
the  school  grounds  and  the  buildings  thereon,  to  examine  them 
each  year  (and  oftener  if  required),  and  report  to  the  Board  what 
improvements,  repairs  or  alterations  may  be  necessary,  furnishing 
an  estimate  of  the  cost  of  the  same. 

5.  Committee  on  Supplies. 

This  committee  shall  have  special  direction  of  the  purchase  of 
all  apparatus,  books  of  reference,  furniture,  fuel  and  general  sup¬ 
plies  used  in  and  about  the  schools,  and,  with  the  advice  of  the 
Superintendent,  shall  report  to  the  Board  what  may  from  time 
to  time  be  needed,  and  with  their  sanction,  shall,  through  the 
Secretary,  order  all  supplies  for  the  various  departments  of  the 
schools. 


6.  Committee  on  Teachers  and  Finance. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  this  committee  to  ascertain  as  nearly  as 
possible  what  the  yearly  expenses  of  the  school  may  be,  to  con¬ 
sider  and  report  to  the  Board  the  amount  of  salaries  of  all  persons 
employed  by  them,  and  to  suggest  candidates  for  all  vacancies. 


MEETINGS  AND  RULES  OF  ORDER. 

1.  The  regular  meetings — except  the  yearly — shall  be  held  on 
the  first  Monday  following  the  last  Saturday  of  each  school  month, 
at  eight  o’clock,  p.  m.,  from  the  first  of  April  to  the  first  of  October, 
and  at  half  past  seven  o’clock,  p.  m.,  the  balance  of  the  year. 

2.  Special  meetings  may  be  called  at  any  time  by  the  Presi¬ 
dent,  or  upon  the  written  request  of  two  members,  through  the 
Secretary. 

3.  A  majority  of  the  Board  shall  be  required  to  constitute  a 
quorum,  but  a  less  number  may  adjourn  from  time  to  time. 

4.  At  the  appointed  hour  the  President  shall  call  the  meeting 
to  order,  and  as  soon  as  a  quorum  is  present  shall  proceed  with 
the  business  of  the  meeting  in  the  following  order: 

(1) .  Reading  of  the  minutes. 

(2) .  Reports  of  Standing  Committees  in  Order. 

(3) .  Reports  of  Special  Committees  in  order. 


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(4) .  Report  and  Suggestions  of  Superintendent. 

(5) .  Communications  to  the  Board. 

(6) .  Bills  and  unfinished  Business. 

(7) .  New  Business. 

5.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Board  at  their  May  meeting  to 
reappoint  such  teachers  in  their  employ  as  they  wish  to  retain, 
and  notify  them  of  such  appointment  at  or  before  the  close  of  the 
term. 

6.  An  examination  of  applicants  for  vacant  positions  will  be 
held  in  the  month  of  June  of  each  year  ;  notice  of  such  examina¬ 
tion,  stating  position  vacant,  salary  paid,  and  length  of  school 
year,  having  been  previously  given  to  such  applicants.  Appli¬ 
cants  must  pass  an  oral  and  written  examination  in  all  the  branch¬ 
es  now  required  by  law,  in  theory  and  practice  of  teaching,  and  in 
Constitution  of  the  United  States.  An  average  of  75  per  cent,  will 
entitle  applicant  to  a  certificate.  The  Board  may  defer  examina¬ 
tion  in  botany  and  natural  philosophy  for  a  term,  in  which  case  an 
average  of  85  per  cent,  will  be  required  in  other  branches.  No  new 
appointment  shall  hereafter  be  made,  previous  to  such  an  exam- 
tion. 

7.  Separate  bills  must  be  rendered  for  articles  purchased  for 
each  school,  and  in  accordance  with  the  classicfiation  and  duties 
of  the  respective  committees. 

8.  Every  member  present  shall  vote  on  all  questions,  unless 
excused  by  the  Board. 

9.  The  yeas  and  nays  shall  be  called  and  entered  on  the  record 
whenever  demanded  by  any  member  of  the  Board. 

10.  No  member  shall  retire  before  the  close  of  the  session  with¬ 
out  permission  of  the  President. 

11.  Unless  otherwise  provided,  the  rules  of  order  shall  be  the 
same  as  those  for  the  government  of  deliberative  bodies,  as  laid 
down  in  Cushing’s  Manual. 

GENERAL  RULES. 

1.  The  school  gates  shall  be  unlocked  at  8:30  a.  m.  and  kept 
open  until  5  p.  m.  The  school  buildings  shall  be  kept  locked  dur¬ 
ing  the  absence  of  teachers. 

2.  The  hours  of  tuition  shall  be  from  9  o’clock  a.  m.,  to  12  m., 
with  fifteen  minutes  recess,  and  from  1:30  to  3:30  p.  m.  in  the  Pri¬ 
maries,  and  from  1 : 30  to  4  p.  m.  in  the  other  grades,  with  fifteen 
minutes  recess. 

3.  New  classes  shall  be  formed  in  the  lowest  grade  of  the  Pri¬ 
mary  department  only  at  the  commencement  of  each  term. 

4.  The  books  used  and  the  studies  pursued  shall  be  such  and 
only  such,  as  may  be  authorized  by  the  Board. 

5.  Non-resident  pupils  will  be  admitted  to  the  schools  if  there 
are  vacant  seats,  and  shall  pay  in  advance  the  following  rates  of 
tuition  :  High  School,  60  cents  per  week  ;  Grammar  grades,  50 
cents  per  week;  Intermediate  grades,  40  cents  per  week;  Pri¬ 
mary  grades,  30  cents  per  week.  Bills  of  tuition  must  be  paid  dur¬ 
ing  the  first  week  of  each  term.  If  pupils  are  afterwards  unable 
to  attend,  money  will  be  refunded  for  each  week’s  absence. 

DUTIES  OF  THE  SUPERINTENDENT. 

1.  The  Superintendent  shall  devote  himself  exclusively  to  the 
duties  of  his  office.  He  shall  exercise  a  general  supervision  over 


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33! 


all  the  schools,  buildings,  etc.;  he  shall  visit  all  the  schools  as 
often  as  his  duties  will  permit,  and  shall  give  particular  attention 
to  the  distribution  and  classification  of  the  pupils  in  the  several 
schools,  and  to  the  apportionment  among  the  classes  of  the  pre¬ 
scribed  studies. 

2.  He  shall  have  authority  to  appoint  such  teachers’  meetings, 
other  than  the  regular  monthly  meeting,  as  he  may  deem  proper, 
for  the  purpose  of  conferring  with  the  teachers  in  respect  to  the 
best  methods  of  discipline  and  instruction.  He  shall  have  the 
privilege  of  calling  together  at  those  meetings  such  classes  of  the 
school  as  he  may  wish  to  employ  in  illustrating  the  subjects  dis¬ 
cussed. 

3.  He  shall  take  charge  of  and  direct  all  teachers’  meetings,, 
and  at  the  close  of  each  term  shall  report  to  the  Board  all  teachers- 
absent  or  tardy,  or  failing  to  perform  the  parts  assigned  to  them. 

4.  He  shall  attend  the  meetings  of  the  Board  when  required  by 
any  member,  shall  assist  at  the  examination  of  teachers,  shall  ex¬ 
amine  pupils  for  promotion,  shall  attend  the  examinations  of  the 
various  rooms,  or  conduct  the  same,  as  may  from  time  to  time  be- 
directed. 

5.  He  shall  consolidate  the  monthly  reports  of  the  teachers, 
and  report  the  same  to  the  Board  at  their  next  meeting,  together 
with  such  other  statistics  as  may  be  required,  and  make  such  sug¬ 
gestions  as  may  assist  the  Board  in  the  discharge  of  their  duties. 

6.  He  shall  carefully  observe  the  work  of  each  teacher,  shall 
consult  and  advise  with  him,  and  shall  promptly  report  to  the- 
Board  any  teacher  inefficient  or  incompetent  to  discharge  his 
duties.  He  must  hold  the  teachers  and  janitors  responsible  for 
the  proper  discharge  of  their  duties,  and  will  himself  be  held 
responsible  to  the  Board  for  the  same. 

7.  He  shall  have  power  to  suspend  a  pupil,  but  only  in  case  of 
violent  or  direct  opposition  to  authority,  and  for  conduct  detri¬ 
mental  to  the  interests  of  the  school.  When  so  suspended  a  pupil 
can  be  reinstated  only  by  a  vote  of  the  Board,  and  by  making  an 
apology  as  open  as  the  offense,  and  by  giving  assurance  of  im¬ 
plicit  obedience  in  the  future. 

8.  He  must,  when  possible,  first  admonish  the  pupil,  and  ask 
the  co-operation  of  the  parent  or  guardian.  When  suspension 
takes  place  he  must  notify  the  parent  or  guardian,  and  the  Board 
of  the  fact,  and  the  cause  of  the  same. 

9.  At  the  close  of  the  school  year  he  shall  deposit  in  the  office 
of  the  Board  all  class  books,  records,  registers  and  schedules  used 
during  the  year,  and  make  such  report  of  the  condition,  progress 
and  wants  of  the  schools,  as  may  be  required  of  him. 

10.  All  directions  or  requirements  of  scholars  or  teachers,  by 
the  Board,  shall  be  communicated  through  the  Superintendent. 

11.  The  office  of  Superintendent  is  on  second  floor  of  High 
School  Building,  and  his  hours  shall  be  from  8  to  10  a.  m.  and 
from  4  to  5  p.  M. 


DUTIES  OF  TEACHERS. 

1.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  all  teachers  to  acquaint  themselves 
with  the  rules  prescribed  by  the  Board  of  Education,  and  to  en¬ 
force  the  same  within  their  jurisdiction. 

2.  Certificates  must  be  presented  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Board 
and  contracts  signed  before  teachers  begin  their  duties. 


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3.  Teachers  must  be  in  their  respective  school  rooms  at  least 
twenty  minutes  before  the  opening  of  each  session,  and  five  min¬ 
utes  later  shall  open  their  rooms  for  the  reception  of  pupils. 
Teachers  who  are  not  present  at  the  above  named  time  shall  report 
themselves  as  tardy. 

4.  They  shall  call  the  school  to  order  promptly  at  the  appoint¬ 
ed  time,  devote  themselves  during  school  hours  exclusively  to  the 
instruction  of  their  pupils,  maintain  good  order,  and  strictly  adhere 
to  the  course  of  study  prescribed  by  the  Board. 

5.  Each  teacher  shall  prepare  a  programme  of  daily  exercises 
to  be  kept  on  the  board,  and  hand  a  copy  to  the  Superintendent 
within  two  weeks  after  the  beginning  of  school  in  September,  and 
shall  promptly  notify  him  of  any  change  therein  during  the  year. 

6.  Teachers  shall  have  no  more  important  duty  than  the  exer¬ 
cise  of  constant  supervision  over  the  general  conduct  of  their  pu¬ 
pils,  and  shall  on  all  proper  occasions  call  attention  in  the  most  ef¬ 
fective  manner  to  the  importance  of  practicing  good  habits  and 
manners,  both  on  the  school  premises  and  while  passing  between 
their  homes  and  the  school. 

7.  Teachers  are  j>aticularly  enjoined  to  regard  the  moral  and  so¬ 
cial  culture  of  their  pupils  as  not  less  important  than  their  mental 
discipline,  discountenancing  promptly  and  emphatically  vandal¬ 
ism,  falsehood,  profanity,  cruelty,  or  any  other  form  of  vice. 

8.  No  teacher  shall  read  or  announce,  or  allow  to  be  read  or 
announced,  any  advertisement,  or  allow  any  advertisement  to  be 
distributed  in  school,  except  when  authorized  by  Superintendent; 
no  teacher  shall  allow  any  agent  or  other  person  to  exhibit  in 
school  any  book  or  articles  of  apparatus,  or  permit  any  one  to  take 
up  the  time  of  the  school  by  lectures  of  any  kind,  unless  by  the 
consent  of  the  Superintendent.  Neither  shall  contributions  for 
any  purpose  be  taken  up,  nor  shall  teachers  receive  presents 
of  money  or  valuables  from  pupils  under  their  tuition. 

9.  No  teacher  shall  send  pupils  during  school  hours  upon  er¬ 
rands  not  strictly  pertaining  to  the  business  affairs  of  the  school. 

10.  Any  teacher  who  finds  it  necessary  to  be  absent  from  school 
on  account  of  sickness,  or  for  any  other  cause,  must  send  immedi¬ 
ate  notice  of  such  absence  to  Superintendent. 

11.  No  teacher  shall  resign  without  giving  four  weeks’  written 
notice  to  the  President  of  the  Board  ;  in  default  of  this  all  compen¬ 
sation  for  that  time  may  be  declared  forfeited. 

12.  All  teachers  above  the  primary  grades  shall  make  a  month¬ 
ly  report  to  parents  and  guardians  of  the  attendance,  punctuality, 
deportment  and  scholarship  of  all  pupils  under  their  instruction. 

13.  Teachers  will  be  held  strictly  responsible  for  any  injuries 
done  to  their  rooms  or  furniture.  They  must  attend  carefully  to 
the  ventilation  and  temperature  of  their  rooms,  taking  care  that 
pupils  are  not  required  to  sit  in  drafts  of  cold  air.  The  rooms  in 
winter  should  never  be  heated  above  70°  Fahrenheit. 

14.  Teachers  must  promptly  and  neatly  make  out  their  sched¬ 
ules,  registers  and  reports. 

15.  Teachers  may  detain  pupils  not  more  than  half  an  hour  af¬ 
ter  school  to  make  up  neglected  lessons,  but  no  pupil  shall  be  de¬ 
prived  of  a  recess. 

16.  Teachers  are  not  expected  to  use  text  books  during  such 
recitations  as  have  not  been  prepared  from  text  books  by  pupils, 
and  to  use  them  as  little  as  possible  at  all  times  of  recitation. 

17.  Teachers  shall  promptly  report  to  Superintendent  all  pu¬ 
pils  who  refuse  to  yield  obedience  to  the  rules  of  the  school. 


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18.  Any  teacher  may,  with  the  consent  of  the  Superintendent, 
have  one  half  day  in  each  term  to  visit  other  schools  for  the  pur¬ 
pose  of  observing  methods  of  instruction  and  discipline  therein. 

19.  Teachers  temporarily  absent  on  account  of  sickness  shall 
receive  the  first  week  only,  one  fourth  of  their  regular  pay. 

20.  All  teachers  in  the  employ  of  the  Board  shall  meet  together 
the  last  Saturday  of  each  school  month,  and,  under  the  direction  of 
the  Superintendent,  devote  two  hours  to  the  discussion  of  such 
matters  as  pertain  to  the  best  interests  of  the  school.  They  shall 
.meet  at  such  other  times  as  the  Superintendent  may  direct. 

21.  Each  teacher  is  required  to  have  a  copy  of  these  regula¬ 
tions  and  to  read  to  the  scholars,  at  least  once  each  term,  so  much 
as  will  give  them  a  good  understanding  of  the  rules  which  apply 
to  them,  and  by  which  they  are  governed. 


DUTIES  OF  PUPILS. 


1.  No  child  who  has  only  a  temporary  residence  in  the  district 
for  the  purpose  of  attending  the  public  schools  shall  be  received 
in  any  school,  except  by  payment  of  tuition  as  provided  in  Section 
5  under  General  Rules. 

2.  Pupils  shall  provide  themselves  with  all  books,  slates  and 
other  articles  to  be  used  by  the  class  to  which  they  belong. 

3.  Pupils  shall  not  be  allowed  to  go  into  any  hall  higher  than 
their  own,  to  enter  the  school  yard  before  8:30  in  the  morning,  or  to 
remain  on  the  school  grounds  after  dismissal,  without  permission. 

4.  Pupils  shall  pay  for  any  damage  they  do  to  the  property  of 
other  pupils.  Any  pupil  who  cuts,  marks,  or  otherwise  injures  or 
defaces  any  school  property  shall  be  fined  for  the  same,  and  shall 
be  liable  to  suspension,  expulsion,  or  other  punishment,  accord¬ 
ing  to  the  nature  of  the  offense. 

5.  Pupils  shall  be  examined  each  month  in  all  their  studies  ; 
also  at  the  end  of  each  term.  Pupils  absent  from  the  term  exam¬ 
ination  will  be  examined  by  the  Superintendent  before  they  can 
rejoin  their  classes. 

6.  All  pupils  in  the  High  and  Grammar  schools  shall  pursue 
three  regular  studies,  unless  excused  by  the  Superintendent. 

7.  Any  pupil  who  falls  below  seventy  per  cent,  two  successive 
months,  as  indicated  by  his  examinations,  shall  be  transferred  to 
the  next  lower  class. 

8.  Pupils  wishing  to  omit  any  prescribed  study  must  obtain 
permission  from  the  Superintendent  before  doing  so. 

9.  For  six  half  days’  unexcused  absence  (two  tardinesses  equal 
to  a  half  day’s  absence)  in  four  consecutive  weeks,  a  pupil  shall 
be  suspended. 

10.  Pupils  suspended  for  unexcused  absence,  under  previous 
rule,  may  be  reinstated  for  the  first  offense  by  the  Superintendent, 
for  reasons  that  shall  be  satisfactory  to  him.  For  reinstatement 
for  subsequent  suspensions  under  that  rule,  the  pupil  must  apply 
to  the  Board. 

11.  For  absence,  tardiness,  or  dismission  from  school  before 
the  time  of  closing,  the  pupil  must  present  from  parent  or  guardi¬ 
an  an  excuse. 

12.  After  two  days’  consecutive  absence  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  teacher  to  notify  the  parent  or  guardian  of  such  absence,  and 


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after  three  days’  absence  to  drop  the  name  of  such  pupil  from  the 
roll. 

13.  Pupils  of  the  High  School  who  complete  the  prescribed 
course  of  study  and  pass  a  satisfactory  examination,  shall  be  enti¬ 
tled  to  certificates  of  graduation. 

14.  A  training  class  may  be  organized,  the  members  of  which 
shall  receive  daily  instruction  in  the  “theory  of  teaching,”  and 
have  practice  under  the  eye  of  a  competent  critic. 

15.  Pupils  who  receive  certificates  of  graduation  from  the  Higli 
School  and  spend  a  year  in  the  training  class,  shall  be  entitled  to 
a  first  grade  teacher’s  certificate  from  the  Board  of  Education,  and 
their  claims  shall  be  entitled  to  the  first  consideration  in  filling 
vacancies  in  the  corps  of  teachers. 


DUTIES  OF  JANITORS. 


The  janitors  appointed  by  the  Board  are  required  to  keep  the 
rooms  well  warmed  and  properly  ventilated,  daily  swept  and  dust¬ 
ed,  and,  when  necessary,  washed  ;  to  ring  the  beils  as  directed  by 
the  Superintendent,  to  keep  the  walks  free  from  snow  and  ice,  to- 
make  all  needed  repairs  in  term  time,  to  keep  all  out-buildings  in 
good  condition,  to  closely  watch  and  carefully  protect  all  school 
property  in  and  about  the  building,  and  during  vacation  to  make 
such  improvements  upon  buildings  and  grounds  as  the  Board  or 
their  committee  may  direct. 


EICHTH  ANNUAL  REPORT 


OP  THE 


Moline  Public  Schools 


FOR  THE 


YEAR  ENDING  JUNE  30,  1381. 


MOLINE,  ILLINOIS, 


KENNEDY,  STEAM  BOOK  AND  JOB  PRINTER,  DEERE’S  BLOCK,  MOLINE,  ILL. 


18  81 . 


Members  of  the  Board  of  Education. 


WM.  H.  EDWARDS,  President. 

H.  H.  GROVER,  Secretary. 

WM.  T.  BALL.  H.  L.  BULLEN. 

W.  W.  WELLS.  J.  W.  WARR. 


TERMS  EXPIRE. 

H.  L.  BULLEN,  H.  H.  GROVER, 

April,  1882. 

WM.  H.  EDWARDS,  WM.  T.  BALL, 

April,  1883. 

J.  W.  WARR,  W.  W.  WELLS, 

April,  1884. 


STANDING  COMMITTEES. 

GROUNDS  AND  BUILDINGS. 

W.  W.  WELLS.  J.  W.  WARR.  H.  L.  BULLEN. 

SURPLIES. 

H.  II.  GROVER.  W.  W.  WELLS.  WM.  II.  EDWARDS. 

TEACHERS  AND  FINANCES,  TEXT  BOOKS  AND 
COURSE  OF  STUDY. 


WM.  T.  BALL. 


H.  H.  GROVER. 


J.  W.  WARR. 


Corps  of  Teachers  for  1880  -  81. 


W.  S.  MACK 

Superintendent. 


CENTRAL  SCHOOL. 


Miss  M.  A.  KENDALL,  Principal  High  School. 

Miss  F.  E.  CLARK,  Assistant  High  School. 

Miss  ELLA  CLEAVES,  First  Grammar  Room. 

Miss  V !'  KttfNH  A.  (LRAV-KS ,  Second  Grammar  Room. 
Miss  JENNIE  B.  LINN,  First  Intermediate  Room. 
Miss  Second  Intermediate  Room. 

Miss  EMMA  PROSEUS,  Third  Intermediate  Room. 
Miss  FANNIE  A.  HUNTOON,  First  Primary  Room. 
Mrs.  A.  M.  WiiiTL,  Second  Primary  Room. 

Miss  M.  L.  TIEALY,  Third  Primary  Room. 

Miss  MARY  KNOWLES,  Fourth  Primary  Room. 


WEST  WARD. 


FRANK  ARKWRIGHT,  Second  Grammar  Room. 

Miss  S.  CORNWALL,  First  Intermediate  Room. 

Miss  CLARA  REMLEY,  Second  Intermediate  Room. 

Miss  MARY  TYRRELL,  Third  Intermediate  Room. 

Miss  NELLIE  A.  PATCH,  First  Primary  Room. 

Miss  A.  L.  BRETT,  Second  Primary  Room. 

Miss  LUCY  D.  EVANS,  Third  Primary  Room.  ' 

Miss  A.  M.  STRAWDER,  Fourth  Primary  Room. 

Miss  GERTIE  WATERS,  Substitute  in  Second  Grammar  Room. 


EAST  WARD. 


Miss  MARY  WILLIAMS,  Intermediate  Room. 
Miss  JESSIE  TIEALY,  Primary  Room. 


NIGHT  SCHOOL. 


E.  JX  -GUNNELL. 


LEWIS  BULLEN. 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


Report  of  the  Board  of  Education. 


As  by  law  required,  the  Board  of  Education  herewith  present 
their  Eighth  Annual  Report. 

IMPROVEMENTS  AND  REPAIRS. 

The  improvements  made  during  the  past  year,  other  than  such 
as  were  required  to  keep  the  buildings  in  a  good  state  of  preser¬ 
vation,  have  been  chiefly  made  upon  the  Central  House.  Here 
the  walls  and  ceilings  of  the  eight  rooms  of  the  first  and  second 
stories  have  been  painted  in  oil,  and  better  facilities  for  procuring 
water  afforded  by  substituting  a  two-inch  water  pipe  in  place  of 
the  smaller  one  formerly  used  as  a  siphon.  The  supply  of  good, 
pure  water  is  now  equal  to  any  demand  likely  to  be  made  upon  it. 

The  improvements  planned  for  this  vacation  are,  re-painting 
all  exterior  wood  and  iron  work  of  the  three  houses;  painting  in 
oil  the  walls  and  ceilings  of  the  third  story  of  the  Central  House, 
and  substituting  some  good  reliable  heating  apparatus  for  the  one 
now  in  use. 

SECOND  WARD  LOT. 

The  demand  for  additional  rooms  has  at  last  been  seconded  at 
the  polls  by  a  large  vote,  authorizing  the  Board  to  erect  a  twelve- 
room  building.  The  Board  anticipating  this  action,  last  fall  con¬ 
tracted  for  the  grading  of  the  second  ward  lot.  This  work,  begun 
in  October,  was  advanced  as  far  as  the  season  would  permit,  and 
is  now  substantially  completed. 

The  general  outline  of  the  plans  of  the  new  house,  as  agreed 
upon  by  the  Board,  was  given  to  J.  W.  Ross,  by  whom  the  present 
plans  were  perfected. 

Bids  for  the  erection  of  the  house,  in  accordance  with  plans 
and  specifications  of  the  Board,  were  solicited;  those  received 
failed  to  come  within  the  limit  indicated  by  the  vote  of  the  people. 
The  Board  rejected  all  these  bids,  and  decided  to  build  the 


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house  under  their  own  directions.  The  excavation  for  the 
cellar  has  been  made;  the  stone  secured;  the  lumber,  brick,  sand 
and  lime  contracted  for,  and  the  work  will  be  pushed  forward 
under  the  general  management  and  personal  supervision  of  Wm. 
H.  Edwards,  President  of  the  Board. 

With  the  large  advance  in  all  kinds  of  material,  and  a  corres¬ 
ponding  advance  in  wages  of  every  kind  of  labor,  it  is  not  reason¬ 
able  to  expect  that  a  building,  such  as  the  people  have  asked  for, 
and  the  wants  of  the  pupils  demand,  can  be  fully  completed  for 
the  sum  voted  —  $18,000.  Still,  the  Board  hopes  to  provide  the 
rooms  at  a  cost  much  less  than  that  indicated  by  the  figures  given 
in  the  bids. 

There  are  those  among  us  who  doubt  the  propriety  of  provid¬ 
ing  rooms  in  advance  of  immediate  use.  Had  this  action  been 
taken  one  or  two  years  earlier,  a  saving  of  twenty  to  twenty-five 
per  cent,  in  the  cost  of  the  house  might  easily  have  been  effected, 
and  the  necessity  of  running  six  rooms  with  half-day  pupils  been 
avoided.  A  careful  study  of  our  census  reports  of  the  past  few 
years  will  show  a  large  increase  in  school  and  city  population,  and 
ought  to  satisfy  the  most  incredulous  that  the  course  adopted  by 
the  Board  is  economical  and  wise. 

BONDED  DEBT. 

The  old  series  of  bonds  are  all  paid,  with  the  exception  of 
$2,515.00;  these  will  mature  in  July,  1882.  The  new  bonds  will 
begin  to  mature  at  that  date,  and  will  mature  thereafter  in  yearly 
installments  of  $3,000.00. 

TUITION  FUND. 

From  this  fund  we  have  appropriated  sufficient  to  purchase 
our  school  libraries,  apparatus,  and  our  collection  of  birds  and 
animals.  The  fund  now  amounts  to  $541.99.  A  judicious  use  of 
this  fund  will  meet  the  wants  of  our  schools  in  these  respects,  and 
add  materially  to  their  attractiveness  and  usefulness. 

CORPS  OF  INSTRUCTORS. 

But  few  changes  will  be  made  in  our  corps  of  teachers.  The 
course  of  study  remains  intact;  the  text  books  unchanged,  and 
the  rules  but  slightly  modified. 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


TAX  LEVY. 

The  levy  for  the  past  year  was  $17,000.  That  for  the  coming 
year  must  be  so  far  increased  as  to  meet  the  expense  incident  to 
the  heating,  seating  and  furnishing  of  the  new  house,  and  to  pro¬ 
vide  for  the  increased  number  of  teachers  made  possible  by  the 
new  rooms  to  be  opened  in  January,  1882. 

We  invite  your  attention  to  the  exhibit  of  expenditures,  and 
to  the  report  of  the  Superintendent. 

WM.  H.  EDWARDS, 

H.  H.  GROVER,  President. 

Secretary. 


EXPENDITURES. 

.  Salaries. 

W.  S.  Mack .  . $1,400  00 


CENTRAL  HOUSE. 

Miss  M.  A.  Kendall,  9  months . . 

Miss  F.  E.  Clark,  9  months . . 

Miss  Ella  Cleaves,  9  months . 

Miss  V.  Graves,  9  months . 

Miss  J.  B.  Linn,  9  months . 

Miss  Laura  Walker,  9  months . 

Miss  E.  Proscus,  9  months . 

Miss  P.  A.  Runtoon,  9  months . . 

Miss  Emily  Kerns,  5  months . 

Mrs.  A.  M.  White,  4  months . 

Miss  M.  L.  Healy,  9  months . 

Miss  M.  Knowles,  9  months . 


$675  00 
575  00 
525  00 
425  00 
375  00 
342  69 
325  00 
400  00 
194  43 
189  30 
345  69 
350  00 

- $6,122  11 


WEST  WARD  HOUSE. 


Frank  Arkwright,  734  months . . .  $365  62 

Miss  Gertie  Waters,  substitute,  1%  months . .  63  18 

Miss  Sarah  Cornwall,  9  months,  . .  425  00 

Miss  C.  Remley,  9  months .  400  00 

Miss  M.  Tyrrell  9  months . 350  00 

Miss  1ST.  A.  Patch,  9  months . 325  00 

Miss  A.  L.  Brett,  9  months .  350  00 

Miss  L.  D.  Evans,  9  months  . 425  00 

Miss  A.  M.  Strawder,  9  months .  450  00 

- -  $3,153  80 


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EAST  WARD  HOUSE. 

$425  00 
325  00 

-  $  750  00 

SUBSTITUTES. 


Miss  Ruth  Saddler  .  .  . $10  20 

Miss  Lillie  Wilson  ..  .  ...  1  46 

-  $  11  66 

NIGHT  SCHOOL. 

E.  O.  Gunnell,  16  weeks . . .  $102  00 

L.  Rullen,  9  weeks .  64  50 

F.  Arkwright,  3  weeks  ...  ...  .  22  50 

-  $  189  00 


Total  Salaries  . $10,226  57 


Miss  Mary  Williams,  9  months 
Miss  Jessie  Healy,  9  months.... 


Secretary. 

H.  H.  Grover,  1  year .  $150  00  $  150  00 

Janitors. 

Thomas  Jewett,  1  year .  $600  00 

J.  F.  Forsberg,  9  months . . .  385  75 

H.  Ritchie,  9  months  .  . .  109  50 

- $1,095  25 

Furniture  and  Fixtures. 

Moline  Plow  Company,  tables . 

D.  O.  Reid,  tools  for  Janitor . . 

H.  Ritchie,  pails . 

Norling  &  Co.,  painting  tables . . 

National  School  Furniture  Co.,  ink  wells 

'Ed.  Knell,  chairs  and  baskets . . 

Richards  &  Sohrbeck,  call  bell . . 

E.  Smith,  oil  cans  and  coal  hods . 

T.  Jewett,  tools  and  coal  hod . . 

D.  S.  Lewis,  drayage . . 

- —  $  03  03 

Stationery  and  Supplies. 


Globe  Printing  Co.,  re-binding,  order  books,  etc. .  $19  50 

S.  Kennedy,  programmes,  printing,  etc. .  33  55 

J.  H.  Porter,  paper  and  printing . . . . .  37  50 

R.  H.  Moore,  reports,  etc. .  75  00 

Moline  Paper  Co.,  paper .  15  50 

Richards  &  Sohrbeck,  paper,  supplies,  etc.,  etc. . .  66  25 

H.  H.  Grover,  stamps,  paper,  etc....! .  5  36 


$20  83 
4  85 
80 

4  80 

5  10 
2  10 
1  25 
7  70 
5  35 

75 


$  252  66 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


General  Supplies. 


D.  O.  Reid,  mower . _ . _ .  $12  00 

A.  H.  Andrews  &  Co.,  erasers . _ .  18  65 

L.  B.  Mapes,  salt .  1  40 

Richards  &  Co.,  supplies . _ . _ .  77  45 

T.  Jewett,  sundries .  4  45 

H.  L.  Bullen,  ink,  brooms,  etc. .  19  50 

-  $  128  45 

Fuel. 

W.  E.' Stevens,  coal .  $246  40 

Mansil  &  Co.,  coal . . . _ . . .  254  70 

H.  L.  Bullen,  coal . . . . . . .  74  59 

H.  Woodworth,  coal . . . . . .  68  23 

W.  C.  Bennett,  coal . . . . . .  6  72 

H.  H.  Grover,  coal .  5  93 

D.  W.  Sickles,  coal .  2  38 

R.  Weldon,  drayage . .  2  00 

Dimock,  Gould  &  Co.,  splints . .  12  00 

J.  S.  Keator  &  Son,  splints .  1  50 

-  $  669  45 


Improvements  and  Repairs. 

CENTRAL  HOUSE. 


Moline  Plow  Co.,  iron .  $  6  77 

E.  Smith,  repairs  on  roof. . . 82  12 

Huot  &  Hipwell,  slating . 43  00 

Richards  &  Co.,  supplies . 6  20 

Thos.  Yates,  pipe  to  well .  243  60 

C.  T.  Warren,  painting  8  rooms . 272  00 

Bird  &  Gilbert,  curtains .  30  00 

Wm.  Middleton,  labor . 10  50 

-  $  094  19 

SECOND  WARD  HOUSE. 

J.  G.  Heck,  grading  lot . . . $650  00 

M.  A.  Gould,  surveying  and  mapping.. . 42  25 

E.  Smith,  tiling  and  nails . 52  85 

T.  Wirshing,  laying  tile  _  . . 32  75 

Dimock,  Gould  &  Co.,  lumber .  26  59 

Wm.  Middleton,  labor . 3  00 

D.  Pringle,  drayage . 1  00 

H.  H.  Grover,  overseeing,  etc. .  20  75 

Geo.  YanWambeck,  labor . . .  75 

Chas.  Mapes,  labor .  2  25 

-  $  832  19 


WEST  WARD  HOUSE. 


T.  McClelland,  flooring  . . .  .  $92  22 

Lee  &  Smith,  laying  flooring. . .  ,  16  86 

D.  O.  Reid,  supplies .  9  80 

H.  L.  Bullen,  labor . *_ .  5  00 


$  123  88 


MOLINE  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS. 


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EAST  WARD  HOUSE. 

Bird  &  Gilbert,  curtains .  $12  00 

E.  J.  Severance,  repairing  clock .  1  00 

-  $  13  00 

Incidental  Expenses. 

CENTRAL  HOUSE. 

E.  Smith,  supplies,  etc. .  $  6  60 

C.  T.  Warren,  glazing  and  painting . .  12  75 

Thomas  Yates,  repairs .  4  40 

Davis  &  Co.,  repairs.... . . . . .  3  52 

Argillo  Works,  fire  brick .  11  65 

T.  Wirsing,  repairs  on  furnace  . .  17  05 

B.  Woods,  sand  and  cement . 3  15 

H.  Herron,  labor .  14  87 

J.  Moore,  hedge  plants .  75 

H.  Ritchie,  labor .  75 

Lee  &  Smith,  repairs . . .  8  60 

J.  G.  Salisbury,  repairs.....:..... .  8  00 

Hull  Brothers,  matting . .  7  60 

Richards  &  Sohrbeck,  supplies .  3  00 

Norling  &  Co.,  painting . . .  .  2  08 

Dimock,  Gould  &  Co.,  lumber .  32  10 

T.  Jewett,  supplies .  19  96 

Pipe  Organ  Co.,  tuning  piano .  3  00 

J.  Aram,  iron . . .  2  00 

G.  W.  Dow,  blackboarding .  26  13 

Barnard  &  Leas  Mfg.  Co.,  repairs .  1  35 

E.  J.  Severance,  repairs  on  clock .  1  00 

Geo.  Schlotfeldt,  labor .  50 

H.  H.  Grover,  freights  and  supervision .  18  55 

-  $  209  36 

SECOND  WARD  HOUSE. 

H.  H.  Grover,  expense  to  Chicago  and  Muscatine .  $28  62 

L.  B.  Kuhn,  copying  specifications .  7  00 

Journal  of  Commerce,  advertisement . . .  10  10 

Union  Printing  Co.,  advertisement .  4  20 

S.  Kennedy,  advertisement .  3  60 

-  $  53  52 

WEST  WARD  HOUSE. 

D.  O.  Reid,  repairs  and  supplies .  $12  20 

E.  Smith,  repairs  and  supplies .  3  75 

H.  L.  Bullen,  sundries  _h .  12  23 

Hull  Brothers,  matting .  3  40 

J.  F.  Forsberg,  labor . . .  1  00 

Dimock,  Gould  &  Co.,  pickets .  2  20 

- - —  |  34  78 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


EAST  WARD  HOUSE. 


W.  C.  Bennett,  mowing  lot .  $3  00 

J.  G.  Salisbury,  repairs .  2  75 

Dimock,  Gould  &  Co.,  lumber . . .  1  16 

E.  Smith,  repairs  .  4  50 

-  $  11  41 


General  Ineidental  Expenses. 


Trustees  Congregational  Church .  $20  00 

W.  S.  Mack,  census .  40  00 

W.  S.  Mack,  sundry  expenses... . 13  85 

D.  Gordon,  running  level . . . ; .  2  00 

Union  Printing  Co.,  advertisement .  3  90 

E.  Smith,  sundries . . .  2  35 

T.  Dunn,  wire  and  lock .  1  70 

L.  Cralle,  drayage . .  5  75 

F.  McDonald,  labor .  1  00 

A.  Peterson,  expense  at  Lutheran  Church . .  10  30 

N.  H.  Cederberg,  bracket . .  5  00 

H.  Harwood,  livery . : _ _  3  00 

Hull  Bros.,  matting . . .  10  33 

A.  S.  Cartwright,  Judge  of  Election . . . 3  00 

H.  L.  Bullen,  Judge  of  Election .  6  00 

H.  J.  Hull,  Judge  of  Election . 3  00 

H.  H.  Grover,  Clerk  of  Election . .  6  00 

H.  H.  Grover,  office  rent,  etc. .  19  95 

H.  H.  Grover,  trip  to  Chicago,  etc.  15  00 

' - $  172  13 

Text  Books. 

Richards  &  Co. .  $0  65 

- $  65 


Reference  Books. 

H.  H.  Grover,  extract  State  Laws  $0  70 

-  $  70 

Apparatus. 

Andrews  &  Co.,  globe . .  $50  15 

Chas.  Piper,  battery,  etc.  32  50 

-  $  82  65 


Natural  History. 


Frank  Schrader,  birds . .  $  9  00 

Dyke  &  Trautner,  stand. .  6  60 

W.  S.  Mack,  birds .  35  00 

W.  S.  Mack,  rabbit . . . : .  3  00 


53  60 


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Recapitulation. 

Salaries  Superintendent  and  Teachers .  $10,226  57 

Salary  of  Secretary .  150  00 

Salary  of  Janitors .  1,095  25 

Furniture  and  fixtures .  53  53 

Stationery  and  supplies . 252  16 

General  supplies  128  95 

Fuel  669  45 

- $12,575  91 

IMPROVEMENTS  AND  REPAIRS. 

Central  House . . . .  $  694  19 

Second  W ard  House .  832  19 

West  Ward  House .  123  88 

Eastward  House  13  00 

- $  1,663  26 

INCIDENTAL  EXPENSE. 

Central  House .  $  209  36 

Second  Ward  House .  53  52 

West  Ward  House . 34  78 

East  Ward  House .  11  41 

General  expense  172  13 

- $  481  20 

SECOND  WARD  HOUSE. 

J.  W.  Ross,  architect,  plans,  etc. .  $  100  00  $  100  00 

Text  Books .  65 

Reference  Books . . .  .  70 

Apparatus . 82  65 

Natural  History,  birds  and  animals  .  53  60 

- $  137  60 


Total . . . f . $14,957  97 

TUITION  FUND. 

Balance  reported  last  year . .  $409  22 

Tuitions  collected . . . .  266  50 

Fines  collected .  3  22 


Total . . .  $  678  94 

Paid  for  reference  books . _• .  $  70 

Paid  for  apparatus .  82  65 

Paid  for  birds  and  animals .  53  60 


Total .  $  136  95 


Balance  in  hands  of  School  Treasurer . . . $  541  99 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


Bonds. 

Bonds  unpaid  and  maturing  July  1,  1882 


$  2,515  00 


Abstract  of  Report  of  School  Treasurer ,  for  the  year 
ending  March  31,  1881. 


RECEIPTS. 


Bal. onhand Apr.  1, 1880..$  3,511  50 

Taxes  per  collectors . .  25,253  18 

Taxes  per  Co.  Treas. .  3.463  22 

Tuitions  per  Secretary...  231  30 

Rebate,  bill  T.  Yates _  3  00 

State  funds _  .  .  3,947  17 

Township  funds .  255  87 


Total . $36,665  24 


DISBURSEMENTS. 


Gen’l  exp.  on  orders . $14,134  82 

Bonds  paid. .  4,000  00 

Interest  paid  on  bonds...  1,051  50 

Com.  to  Tp.  Treas. .  146  76 

Bal.  on  hand  Apr.  i,  ’81  17,332  16 


Total . $36,665  24 


$12,500  00 


Amount  on  hand  at  this  date 


MOLINE  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS. 


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Superintendent’s  Report. 


To  the  Board  op  Education: 

Gentlemen : — I  liave  the  honor  to  submit  my  third  annual  report  of  the 
Public  Schools  of  Moline. 


STATISTICS. 

The  statistical  tables  which  accompany  it  show  a  steady  increase  in 
average  enrollment,  and  the  customary  regularity  and  punctuality  of  at¬ 
tendance,  which  we  are  pleased  to  notice,  are  due  to  a  manifest  feeling  of 
responsibility  on  the  part  of  pupils,  rather  than  to  the  practice  of  arbitrary 
methods  on  the  part  of  teachers.  Although  regularity  and  punctuality  of 
attendance  in  any  school  reflect  to  a  considerable  extent  the  interest  which 
pupils  take  in  the  school  and  the  work  pursued  there,  as  well  as  the  gen¬ 
eral  sentiment  of  the  community  for  whose  advantage  the  schools  are  main¬ 
tained,  we  are  nevertheless  aware  that  such  statistics  alone  have  a  limited 
significance  as  indicating  the  employment  of  the  best  methods,  and  the 
pursuit  of  a  course  of  study  adapted  to  the  capacity  and  wants  of  the  pu¬ 
pil,  such  as  will  make  him  a  self-sustaining  and  valuable  member  of  so¬ 
ciety.  In  order  to  determine  fairly  whether  the  methods  and  aims  of  the 
school  are  rational,  and  tend  to  confer  upon  the  recipient  what  is  most  de¬ 
sirable  for  him  and  the  community,  we  must  go  deeper  than  tables  of  sta¬ 
tistics  ;  we  must  examine  the  actual  results  obtained,  not  in  the  training  of 
a  single  pupil  or  class,  but  in  the  school  regarded  as  a  unit.  An  estimate 
based  on  anything  short  of  this  is  worthless,  and  deserving  of  no  consid¬ 
eration. 

Whether  our  schools  will  bear  this  test  or  not,  we  leave  to  the  commu¬ 
nity  to  determine.  It  is  the  privilege  and  duty  of  every  parent  to  inform 
himself  of  the  progress  his  children  are  making  in  school.  We  could  not 
conceal  the  results  if  we  would. 

We  are  convinced  however  that  there  is  a  science  of  education  which 
continually  reveals  to  the  observer  new  phenomena  and  new  relations,  and 
that  the  study  of  these  phenomena  and  their  relations  will  ever  suggest 
new  and  better  methods.  We  have  considered  it  our  duty  to  adopt  these 
whenever  satisfied  of  their  value,  and  never  expect  to  become  conservative 
enough  to  believe  that  any  human  method  of  whatever  nature,  has  been 
most  highly  developed  or  most  beneficently  applied,  and  least  of  all  such 
as  concern  that  most  wonderful  object,  the  human  mind. 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


By  comparing  the  number  of  pupils  enrolled  in  the  public  day  and 
night  schools  (see  table,  page  18)  and  in  private  schools — between  250  and 
300 — with  the  number  of  school-age  as  shown  by  the  last  school  census 
(same  page),  it  will  be  seen  that  only  a  very  small  proportion  of  those  of 
school  age  did  not  attend  school  a  longer  or  shorter  period  during  the  year. 
Very  few  places  of  this  size  can  show  an  enrollment  in  their  public  schools 
of  so  great  a  proportion  of  the  children  of  school  age.  There  can  be  very 
little  illiteracy  among  the  youth  of  a  community  when  these  items  ap¬ 
proach  so  closely. 

NIGHT  SCHOOL. 

The  Night  School  was  conducted  fourteen  instead  of  twelve  weeks,  the 
enrollment  reaching  126,  sixteen  more  than  last  year.  The  lengthening  of 
the  session  to  two  hours;  the  opening  of  a  room  in  the  West  Ward  build¬ 
ing  ;  the  oral  instruction  in  U.  S.  History  and  Geography,  and  the  more 
thorough  and  systematic  arrangement  of  the  work  with  reference  to  econ¬ 
omy  of  time  and  labor,  added  greatly  to  the  efficiency  of  the  school. 

That  the  night  school  has  ceased  to  be  an  experiment,  and  should  be 
recognized  as  a  permanent  feature  of  our  school  system,  is  plainly  shown 
by  the  experience  of  the  past  two  winters.  In  order  however  to  reach  that 
large  class  for  whom  this  school  was  established,  and  to  hold  them  during 
successive  winters,  great  care  must  be  taken  in  the  selection  of  teachers. 
The  pupils  of  the  night  school,  unlike  those  of  the  day  schools,  have  little 
or  no  time  for  preparation.  More  or  less  exhausted  by  the  day’s  labor, 
they  enter  the  school-room  with  little  inclination  to  work.  To  create  such 
an  interest,  and  to  stimulate  them  to  such  mental  effort  as  will  lead  them 
to  forget  their  weariness ;  to  so  arrange  the  time  of  study  and  recitations, 
and  to  so  conduct  the  recitations  in  the  brief  time  allotted,  as  to  advance 
the  pupil  in  the  subjects  pursued,  requires  consummate  tact,  continual  ac¬ 
tivity,  and  great  personal  magnetism — qualities  which  every  teacher  should 
possess,  but  absolutely  indispensable  to  the  successful  night-school 
teacher. 

Following  are  the  regulations  adopted  by  the  Board  last  winter,  for 
the  government  of  the  night  school : 

THE  SCHOOL. 

1.  The  session  shall  be  from  seven  to  nine  o’clock. 

2.  The  text  books  shall  be  the  same  as  those  used  in  the  day  schools. 

3.  Instruction  shall  be  given  from  text  books  in  Reading,  Spelling,  Writing  and 
Arithmetic. 

4.  Oral  instruction  shall  be  given  in  Social  and  Business  Letter  Forms,  in  Geography, 
U.  S.  History  and  Government. 

5.  The  first  four  evenings  of  the  week,  the  time  shall  be  allotted  as  nearly  as  possible 
as  follows:  Study,  20  minutes;  Reading,  35  minutes;  Arithmetic,  35  minutes;  Spelling,  10 
minutes;  Writing,  20  minutes.  The  last  evening:— Study,  20  minutes;  Reading,  40  min¬ 
utes;  Oral  Work,  60  minutes. 


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THE  PUPILS. 

1.  No  pupil  shall  be  admitted  to  the  night  school  who  is  under  12  years  of  age,  or  who 
-  attends  the  day  school. 

2.  Pupils  shall  supply  themselves  with  the  necessary  books  and  other  appliances  re¬ 
quired  for  the  work. 

3.  They  shall  be  prompt  and  regular  in  attendance,  and  shall  carefully  observe  the 
rules  of  the  school. 

4.  They  must  present  satisfactory  excuses  for  absence,  and  failing  to  do  so,  shall, 
after  three  evenings  absence,  be  suspended  until  restored  by  the  Superindendent. 

5.  They  shall  go  to  and  from  school,  and  shall  pass  through  the  halls  In  an  orderly 
manner. 

6.  They  shall  take  good  care  of  desks  and  all  other  school  property. 

7.  They  shall  be  tidy  in  dress  and  person. 

8.  They  shall  yield  prompt  and  cheerful  obedience  to  teachers,  and  shall  devote 
themselves  to  earnest  and  faithful  work  in  school. 

THE  TEACHERS. 

1.  Teachers  shall  be  in  their  rooms  and  take  charge  of  them  by  7  o’clock. 

2.  They  shall  see  that  pupils  begin  work  promptly  at  the  above  time. 

3.  They  shall  carefully  grade  pupils,  assign  them  seats  and  require  them  to  keep 
these  seats  until  changed  by  the  teacher. 

4.  They  shall  make  all  instruction  and  exercises  as  practicable  as  possible. 

5.  They  shall  give  as  much  individual  drill  as  circumstances  will  permit. 

6.  They  shall  see  that  the  crayons  are  collected  and  the  boards  cleaned  before  leav¬ 
ing  the  school  room. 

7.  They  shall  have  the  power  to  suspend  disorderly  and  impudent  pupils  at  once 
without  controversy. 

8.  They  shall  keep  a  careful  record  of  nightly  attendance;  make  out  monthly  sched¬ 
ules,  and  such  other  reports  as  are  required  by  the  Board. 

HALF-DAY  SESSIONS. 

The-half  day  plan  was  followed  five  months  of  last  year  in  the  Prima 
ries  of  Central  Building  and  in  A  Room  of  East  Ward.  Although  this 
plan  was  adopted  as  a  necessity,  there  being  from  ten  to  twenty  more  pu¬ 
pils  than  desks  in  these  rooms,  it  has  been  found  to  be  no  detriment  to 
progress  in  studies.  By  dividing  the  school,  and  allowing  one-half  to 
come  in  the  morning  and  the  other  half  in  the  afternoon,  the  teacher  is  en¬ 
abled  to  give  his  undivided  attention  to  a  class  of  thirty  to  forty  pupils, 
and  is  relieved  of  the  responsibility  of  governing  a  large  body  of  pupils  in 
an  overcrowded  and  ill  ventilated  room. 

In  many  cities  the  half-day  plan  has  been  permanently  adopted,  being 
found,  omitting  all  other  considerations,  to  be  an  economical  advantage. 
While  this  is  doubtless  true,  we  see,  nevertheless,  in  cities  of  this,  size  a 
serious  objection  to  pupils  attending  school  only  a  half-day,  viz:  that  the 
other  half-day  the  boys,  at  least,  are  on  the  streets.  We  are  satisfied  that  it  is 
better  for  a  boy  to  be  in  school  doing  absolutely  nothing,  than  to  be  ex¬ 
posed  to  the  contaminating  and  degrading  associations  of  the  street.  Ne¬ 
cessity  may  compel  the  adoption  of  this  plan  as  a  temporary  expedient,  but 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


we  are  sure  that  as  long  as  the  moral  influence  of  the  school  is  considered 
of  primary  importance,  it  never  can  become  a  permanent  feature;  not,  at 
least,  until  parents  exercise  those  legitimate  functions  which  the  school,  for 
its  own  interest  and  that  of  the  community,  has  for  some  time  assumed. 

DRAWING. 

The  introduction  of  Prang’s  Text  Books  of  Drawing,  in  January, 
placed  this  important  subject  on  a  footing  with  the  other  prescribed 
branches.  At  the  close  of  the  winter  term,  after  the  subject  had  been  pur¬ 
sued  twelve  weeks,  specimens  were  obtained  from  all  the  grades  and  exhib¬ 
ited  with  the  manuscripts  of  the  yearly  examinations.  This  wras  done 
more  for  the  purpose  of  future  comparison,  than  with  the  expectation  of 
obtaining  anything  of  striking  artistic  merit.  The  specimens  however  in¬ 
dicated  marked  progress,  and  revealed  plainly  the  logical  development 
and  practical  nature  of  the  system. 

Steps  have  been  taken  to  familiarize  the  teachers  with  the  general 
scope  and  details  of  the  work,  and  exercises  suggested  for  practice  in  exe¬ 
cution.  Miss  Abbie  White,  of  the  Boston  Art  Normal  School,  who  has 
visited  the  schools  on  two  different  occasions,  has  rendered  valuable  assist¬ 
ance  by  giving  model  lessons  in  each  room,  and  by  explaining  to  teachers 
the  industrial  features  of  the  system,  and  the  fundamental  principles  of 
design.  The  successful  teaching  of  any  subject  presupposes  and  demands 
preparation  on  the  part  of  the  teacher.  Drawing  is  no  exception,  and  the 
fact  that  up  to  this  time  it  has  formed  no  part  of  the  curricula  of  most 
schools,  renders  it  almost  impossible,  especially  in  the  West,  to  find  teachers 
who  have  had  any  previous  training  in  it,  or  any  experience  in  teaching  it. 
Some  time  must  elapse,  therefore,  before  we  can  hope  to  attain  the  profi¬ 
ciency  of  Massachusetts,  in  whose  normal  and  common  schools  drawing 
has  been  regarded  for  several  years  as  fundamental  as  arithmetic. 

Walter  Smith,  State  Director  of  Drawing  in  Massachusetts,  a  graduate 
of,  and  for  some  time  teacher  in,  the  famous  South  Kensington  Art  Training 
School,  London,  defines  his  position  on  the  subject  of  industrial  drawing 
in  public  schools  by  the  following  propositions : 

1.  All  children  who  can  be  taught  to  read,  write  and  cipher,  can  be 
taught  to  draw. 

2.  As  an  elementary  subject  it  should  be  taught  by  the  regular  teach¬ 
ers,  and  not  by  special  instructors. 

8.  Educationally  drawing  should  be  regarded  as  a  means  for  the 
study  of  other  subjects,  such  as  geography,  history,  mechanics,  design, 
etc. 

4.  The  practice  of  drawing  is  necessary  to  the  possession  of  taste  and 
skill  in  industry,  and  is  therefore  the  common  element  of  education  for 
creating  an  enjoyment  of  the  beautiful,  and  for  a  profitable,  practical  life. 

5.  Drawing  may  take  its  place  in  the  public  schools  as  an  element  of, 


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and  not  as  a  specialty  in,  education,  at*  as  little  cost  as  any  other  equally 
useful  branch  of  instruction,  with  the  prospect  that  at  a  future  time  as  many 
persons  will  be  able  to  draw  well,  as  can  now  read  and  write  well,  and  as 
large  a  proportion  be  able  to  design  well,  as  to  produce  a  good  English 
composition. 

The  rapid  development  of  all  branches  of  American  manufacturing 
industry,  and  the  relation  that  the  education  of  the  eye  and  hand,  and  con¬ 
sequent  knowledge  and  execution  of  forms,  bear  to  “  skill  in  industry  and 
taste  in  design,”  have  opened  up  a  wide  field  for  the  exercise  of  artistic 
talent.  The  application  of  art  to  industry  has  created  a  demand  for  more 
general  facilities  for  art,  education  than  are  afforded  by  the  few  academies 
and  museums  of  our  large  cities,  and  the  public  school  is  being  recognized 
as  the  true  medium  through  which  to  impart  a  technical  knowledge  of  art 
to  the  masses. 

Drawing  is  the  foundation  not  only  of  industrial  art,  but  of  all  art  ed¬ 
ucation.  “  It  is  as  useful  to  the  mason,  carpenter,  goldsmith,  potter,  engrav¬ 
er  and  other  artisans  as  are  the  respective  tools  of  their  trades ;  to  the  artist 
it  is  the  alphabet  and  grammar  of  his  language.”  Not  everyone  who 
draws  can  become  an  artist,  but  everyone  who  can  draw  adds  to  his  capac¬ 
ity  for  work ;  gains  for  his  hand  facility  and  skill,  and  for  his  mind  new 
ideas  of  classification,  of  beauty,  harmony  and  proportion. 

We  have  seen  fit  to  omit  many  minor  subjects  of  interest  that  we  might 
dwell  at  length  upon  topics  which  we  consider  of  primary  importance  at 
this  time.  These  we  respectfully  submit  to  your  consideration. 

W.  S.  MACK, 

Supt.  Schools. 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


CENSUS  REPORT  OF  1880-’81. 


SUB-DISTRICTS. 

Five  Years  of 
Age. 

Under  6  Yrs. 

Bet.  6  and  21. 

Under  21  Yrs. 

Population. 

Males. 

Females. 

Total. 

Males. 

Females. 

Total. 

Males. 

Females. 

Total. 

East . . . 

27 

89 

84 

173 

152 

151 

303 

241 

235 

476 

946 

Central . . . 

56 

207 

195 

402 

406 

454 

860 

613 

649 

1262 

3003 

West . . 

85 

291 

311 

602 

392 

461 

853 

683 

772 

1455 

3061 

Totals . . 

168 

587 

590 

1177 

950 

1086 

2016 

1537 

1656 

3193 

7010 

Totals  last  year . 

151 

536 

529 

1065 

838 

887 

1725 

1374 

1416 

2790 

6105 

Gain . 

17 

51 

61 

112 

112 

179 

291 

163 

240 

403 

905 

Loss . - 

YEARLY  ENROLLMENT  IN  DAY  SCHOOL  BY  ROOMS; 

ALSO  ENROLLMENT  IN  NIGHT  SCHOOL. 


SCHOOLS. 

A  Room. 

B  Room. 

C  Room. 

D  Room. 

E  Room. 

F  Room. 

G  Room. 

H  Room. 

Gram.  Room. 

High  School. 

Total. 

1 

Boys... 

56 

42 

49 

37 

38 

42 

14 

22 

17 

49 

366 

Central . . 

Girls  .. 

50 

43 

38 

38 

34 

31 

38 

38 

34 

25 

369 

Both  .. 

106 

85 

87 

75 

72 

73 

52 

60 

51 

74 

735 

Boys... 

38 

34 

37 

27 

28 

27 

16 

28 

235 

West  Ward . 

Girls 

33 

33 

29 

39 

25 

29 

24 

30 

9142 

Both  .. 

11 

67 

66 

66 

53 

56 

40 

58 

477 

Boys... 

63 

33 

96 

East  Ward. . 

Girls  .- 

48 

23 

71 

Both  .. 

111 

56 

167 

Boys. .. 

697 

Total  in  Day  Soh’l. 

Girls  .. 

682 

Both  .. 

1379 

Boys... 

114 

Night  School . 

Girls  _. 

12 

Both  .. 

126 

Boys..- 

811 

Total  in  all  Sch’ls 

Girls  .. 

694 

Both  .. 

1505 

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SUMMARY  OF  ATTENDANCE. 


The  following  is  a  summary  of  the  attendance  in  the  different  schools 
for  each  school  month  of  the  year : 


CENTRAL  SCHOOL. 


MONTH. 

Whole  Number 
Enrolled. 

Average  Number 
Belonging. 

Average  Daily 
Attendance. 

Per  cent,  of 
Attend,  on  Av. 

No.  Belonging. 

No.  of  Cases  of 

Tardiness. 

No.  neither  Ab¬ 

sent  nor  Tardy. 

September,  1880.. - - 

590  ' 

558.9 

525.3 

94 

33 

253 

October,  “  — : . 

604 

580.8 

550.9 

94.8 

25 

297 

November,  “  . 

598 

576.9 

544.3 

94.3 

36 

285 

December,  “  . 

589 

581.3 

539.3 

92.8 

37 

290 

January,  1881 . 

611 

590.2 

552.8 

93.6 

54 

241 

February,  “  . . . 

597 

576 

530.8 

92.1 

31 

234 

March,  “  . 

563 

547.7 

503.8 

92 

22 

176 

April,  “  . 

565 

528.3 

485.2 

92 

10 

210 

May,  “  . 

506 

470.2 

433.1 

92.1 

14 

150 

Average . . 

580.3 

556.7 

518.3 

93.1 

29.1 

237.3 

WEST  WARD  SCHOOL. 


September,  1880 - - 

403 

385.1 

370.4 

96.2 

17 

166 

October,  “ . . 

402 

386.8 

371 

96 

17 

185 

November,  “  . . 

407 

392.7 

371.1 

94.4 

14 

184 

December,  “  . 

381 

375.3 

356.1 

94.8 

20 

179 

January,  1881 . — 

425 

407.6 

380.4 

93.3 

64 

126 

February,  “  . . 

418 

402.1 

372.8 

92.7 

44 

149 

March,  “ . 

396 

381.6 

355.2 

93.1 

20 

98 

April.  “ . . 

381 

367.8 

344.3 

93.6 

29 

148 

May,  “ _ _ 

363 

346.6 

319 

92.3 

20 

96 

Average . . . 

397.3 

382.8 

360 

94 

27.2 

147.8 

EAST  WARD  SCHOOL. 


September,  1880 . 

123 

113,1 

104.3 

92.2 

19 

31 

October,  “  . 

128 

121 

111.4 

92 

9 

34 

November,  “  . 

121 

110.2 

100.4 

91,1 

16 

39 

December,  “  . . 

107 

102.9 

95.1 

92.4 

12 

45 

January,  1881 . 

109 

104.4 

94.3 

90.3 

17 

37 

February,  “  . 

109 

101.7 

89.2 

88 

9 

38 

March,  “  . 

85 

77.7 

70.9 

91.1 

6 

24 

April,  “  . 

104 

95.6 

85.8 

90 

•  13 

24 

May, 

90 

85.6 

78.9 

92.1 

9 

31 

Average . . . 

108.4 

101.3 

92.2 

91 

12.2 

33.6 

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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


Summary  of  Attendance — Continued. 

TOTALS. 


MONTH. 

Whole  Number 
Enrolled. 

Average  Number 

Belonging. 

Average  Daily 

Attendance. 

Per  cent,  of 

Attend,  on  Av. 

No.  Belonging. 

No.  Cases  of 

Tardiness. 

No.  neither  Ab¬ 

sent  nor  Tardy. 

September,  1880 . — 

1116 

1057.1 

1000 

94.6 

69 

450 

October,  “  . — 

1134 

1088.6 

1033 

95 

51 

516 

November,  “  . 

1126 

1079.8 

1015.8 

94 

66 

508 

December,  “  . 

1077 

1059.5 

990.5 

93.5 

69 

514 

January,  1881 . . 

1145 

1102.2 

1027.5 

93.2 

135 

404 

February,  “  . 

1124 

1079.8 

992.8 

91 

84 

421 

March,  “  . . . 

1044 

1007 

930 

92.2 

48 

300 

April,  “  . 

1052 

991.7 

915.3 

92.3 

52 

382 

May.  “  . . 

959 

902.4 

831 

92 

43 

277 

Average . - . . . 

1086.3 

1040.9 

970.6 

93.3 

68.5 

419 

COMPARATIVE  STATISTICS. 


1879-’80.  1880-  ’81. 

No.  of  persons  in  district  between  6  and  21  years 

of  age .  1,725  2,016 

Total  enrollment .  1,392  1,379 

Average  enrollment .  1,042  1,086 

Average  number  belonging .  990  1,041 

Average  daily  attendance . . .  937  971 

Per  cent,  of  attendance  .  94.3  93.3 

Average  monthly  tardiness .  88.4  68.5 

Average  number  neither  absent  nor  tardy  per 

month . . . .  463.5  419 

No.  schools  exclusive  of  High  School .  19  19 

No.  teachers,  including  those  in  High  School _  21  21 

Average  No.  pupils  to  each  school  per  month, 
based  on  average  monthly  enrollment, 

High  School  not  included .  .  57.4 

Ditto,  High  School  included.. .  52  57.2 

Total  salaries . $11,139.16  $11,471.82 

Teachers’  salaries . 9,895.98  10,226.57 

Total  expenses,  excluding  bonds  and  interest .  13,632.07  14,957.97 

Cost  per  pupil  for  teaching  and  superintending  : 

On  average  enrollment. . . .  9.50  9.42 

On  average  number  belonging . 10.00  9.82 

On  average  daily  attendance .  10.49  10.53 

Cost  per  pupil  for  all  expenses,  excluding  bonds 
and  interest: 

On  average  enrollment .  13.08  13.77 

On  average  number  belonging .  13.77  14.37 

On  average  daily  attendance .  14.54  15.40 


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ROLL  OF  HONOR. 


Pupils  neither  absent  nor  tardy  during  the  entire  year: 


EMMA  COOPER. 
LIZZIE  HEALD. 
LOTTIE  PROSEUS. 
SAMUEL  BEATTY. 
LILLIE  LOUTH. 
ARTHUR  WILSON. 
MATTIE  WELLS. 
HATTIE  WELLS. 
FRED  HOLT. 
OSCAR  WILSON. 
GRACE  DONAHY. 
MARY  WILSON. 
JOE.  CHRISTY. 
FRANK  KUHL. 


ADDIE  WHEELOCK. 
JENNIE  CHRISTY. 
ANNIE  SWANSON. 
LAURA  B ELDING. 
JOHN  OLSEN. 

NORA  SHUPE. 

EVA  YOUNG. 
JENNIE  BENGSTON. 
ROLLO  McCOY. 
ELMORE  NELSON. 
LAMONT  SHUPE. 
MARY  BENGSTON. 
CLARENCE  PIERCE. 


Pupils  tardy  once,  hut  not  absent: 

JESSIE  CHRISTY.  ARTHUR  McCORRISON. 

TINA  MARGRAFF. 


Pupils  absent  one  half-day,  but  not  tardy: 


EMMA  ARON. 


ARTHUR  MERRIMAN 
JENNIE  LUND  BERG. 
THEODORE  BRETT. 
MINNIE  TIETGEN. 


MATTIE  HEMENWAY. 
AMY  KNOX. 

FRANK  SONDBERG. 
FRED.  BENGSTCN. 
VICTOR  LANGSTROM. 


Pupils  absent  one  day,  but  not  tardy: 


MAY  WATT. 

LOUISA  FRIBERG. 
THEODORE  PETERSON. 
WILLIE  ALSTERLUND. 
ALFRED  ANDERSON. 
ANNA  ROSENDAHL. 
DAISY  BULLEN. 

JOHN  INGRAM. 

NETTIE  LOFQUIST. 
ROSE  TRUMBLE. 


TILLIE  HIRSCH. 
DARWIN  FISH. 
WILLIE  ENTRIKIN. 
RICHARD  FISH. 
MINNIE  KUHL. 
GUSTA  ANDERSON. 
ALMA  WILLIAMS. 
ALICE  TRUMBLE. 
HILDA  HEIDEN. 
IDA  LYSELL. 


Pupils  absent  one  half  -  day,  and  tardy  once : 

FRED.  CHRISTY.  CHARLIE  SHELLBERG. 


Lizzie  Heald,  Sammie  Beatty,  Mattie  Wells,  Hattie  Wells,  Frank  Kuhl  and  Grace 
Donahy  have  attended  school  two  years  without  being  absent  or  tardy. 

Jessie  Christy  has  attended  school  two  years  without  being  absent,  and  has  been 
tardy  only  once. 

Eva  Young  has  attended  school  two  years  without  being  tardy,  and  has  been  ab¬ 
sent  only  a  half-day. 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


GRADUATES  OF  THE 


HIGH  SCHOOL. 


f 


FRANK  H.  WILLIAMS. 
EMMA  F.  JENKINS. 
LAURA  C.  LONG. 


1876. 

NELLIE  (NOURSE)  TILLINGHAST. 
ELLA  (JACKSON)  HYDE. 

KIT  TIE  (YOORHEES) 


**77: 


FRANK  C.  HARTZELL. 
SARAH  A.  CORNWALL. 
LUCY  AINSWORTH. 


ALICE  (CRAWFORD)  CORNWALL. 
FANNIE  A.  HUNTOON. 

*HATT1E  J.  McKEEVER. 


1878. 


EDWARD  S.  JOHNSON. 
MARY  KNOWLES. 

LALLAH  (GUNNELL)  DREW. 
MAY  SCHOBY. 

NELLIE  JOSLYN. 

LILLIE  E.  SWAN. 

STELLA  B.  VINCENT. 


MINNIE  F.  STEPHENS. 
ALLIE  L.  BRETT. 

EMILY  (KERNS)  McCURDY. 
EMMA  L.  PROSEUS. 

ALMA  (LIND)  SWANSON. 

C.  MAY  DOW. 

/  MARY  TYRRELL. 


1  s79- 


MURRAY  ARENSHIELD. 

MAGGIE  (ARCULARIUS)  COX. 
ELLA  (ARCULARIUS)  RATHBURN. 
LILLIE  M.  WILSON. 

EUNICE  (BEAL)  COOPER. 

MINNIE  0.  OLSEN. 

M.  NETTIE  SHIELDS. 


NELLIE  A.  PATCH. 

ELLA  W.  LIVINGSTONE. 
LYDIA  MORGAN. 

ALICE  (SWANSON)  HUBBARD. 
MARY  E.  BULLEN. 

GERTIE  M.  WATERS. 

RUTH  (SADLER)  THOMAS. 


I  880  . 


KATE  GRENNELL. 
ANNA  LARSON. 
LIZZIE  NYE. 
NATHAN  TYRRELL. 


JESSIE  HEALY. 
ALICE  MORRISON. 
MARY  CHASE. 
FRANK  KNOWLES. 


I  88l  . 


ELEANOR  M.  VITZTHUM, 
FANNIE  KNOWLES. 
HANNAH  KNEBERG. 
NELLIE  H.  MANGOLD. 

Total . . 


NELLIE  HANSON. 

EMMA  L.  COOPER. 

SADIE  L.  BARKER. 
GEORGE  W.  CRAMPTON. 

.  56 


♦Deceased. 


MOLINE  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS. 


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IN  MEMORIAM. 


HATTIE  J.  McKEEVER. 


“There  is  no  death!  What  seems  so  is  transition. 

This  life  of  mortal  breath 
Is  but  the  suburb  of  the  life  elysian 
Whose  portal  we  call  Death.” 

Friends  :  —  For  the  first  time  in  its  history  our  society  has 
been  called  upon  to  mourn  a  sister.  We  now  grieve  for  one 
whose  life  was  an  inspiration,  standing  as  she  did  upon  the 
threshold  of  a  noble  womanhood,  whose  promise  was  as  brilliant 
and  as  great  as  her  character  was  earnest  and  aspiring.  So  lately 
with  us,  now  taken  away,  we  cannot  as  yet  realize  the  full  meas¬ 
ure  of  our  loss;  yet  it  is  true  that  the  sacred  precincts  of  our 
loved  fraternity  will  know  her  bright  face  no  more.  Although 
no  longer  with  us,  still  to  her  memory  will  ever  cling  the  high 
esteem  of  all  who  knew  her,  and  her  presence  will  be  henceforth 
felt  in  the  noble  character  which  she  left  for  our  emulation. 

“Oh,  what  a  shadow  o’er  the  heart  is  flung, 

When  peals  the  requiem  of  the  loved  and  young.” 

The  shock  may  pass  away,  but  her  sweet  life  will  ever  endure 
in  our  remembrance.  Its  genial  and  ennobling  influence  will 
abide  with  us  while  virtue  shall  be  respected  and  worth  honored. 

Extending  our  deepest  sympathy  to  her  sorrowing  relatives 
and  friends,  and  especially  to  Tier  bereaved  parents  on  whom  has 
fallen  a  double  loss,  in  token  of  respect  and  affection,  be  it 

Resolved,  By  the  Alumni,  that  copies  of  this  memorial  be 
sent  to  her  relatives  and  preserved  in  our  annals. 


June  18,  1881. 


Sarah  Cornwall, 
Fannie  Huntoon, 
Alice  Cornwall, 
Lucy  Ainsworth, 

H.  Frank  Hartzell, 


>•  Committee. 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


HIGH  SCHOOL  COURSE  OF  STUDY. 


EIRST  YEAH. 

FIRST  TERM. 

(15  weeks.) 

SECOND  TERM. 

(12  weeks.) 

THIRD  TERM. 

(9  weeks.) 

Algebra. 

Eng.  Analysis. 

Pliys.  Geography. 
Spelling. 

Algebra. 

Eng.  Anal.  6  w.  Bot. 
Phys.  Geography. 
Spelling. 

Algebra. 

Botany. 

Phys.  Geography. 
Spelling. 

SECONO  YEAH. 

Geometry. 

Botany  8  w.  Phys. 
Eng.  Composition. 
Spelling. 

Geometry. 

Physiology. 

Eng.  Composition. 
Spelling. 

Geometry. 

Zoology. 

Eng.  Composition. 
Spelling. 

THIRD  YEAH. 

Arithmetic. 

Zoology. 

Eng.  Composition. 
Spelling. 

Book  Keeping. 
Ancient  History. 
Eng.  Composition. 
Spelling. 

Nat.  Philosophy. 
Mediaeval  History. 
Civil  Govt. 

Spelling. 

FOURTH  YEAH. 

Nat.  Philosophy. 
Modern  History. 
Eng.  Literature. 

Chemistry. 

Moral  Science. 

Eng.  Literature. 

Chemistry. 

Essay  Writing. 

Eng.  Literature. 

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TEXT  BOOKS. 


The  following  is  a  list  of  text  books  prescribed  by  the  Board  of  Edu¬ 
cation  for  use  in  the  schools : 

Appleton  Readers. 

Hagar’s  Arithmetics. 

Swinton’s  Geographies. 

Guyot’s  Physical  Geography. 

Greene’s  Outlines  English  Grammar. 

Prang’s  System  of  Drawing. 

Tenney’s  Zoology. 

Gray’s  How  Plants  Grow. 

Hitchcock’s  Physiology. 

Norton’s  Natural  Philosophy. 

Cooley’s  Chemistry. 

Loomis’  Algebra. 

Loomis’  Geometry. 

Ridpath’s  U.  S.  History. 

Swinton’s  Outlines  of  Universal  History. 

Townsend’s  Civil  Government. 

Kellogg’s  Rhetoric. 

Peabody’s  Moral  Science. 


20 


REPORT  OP  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


Rules  and  Regulations 

t 

OP 

BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


1.  Organization  and  Officers. 

The  members  of  the  Board  shall  meet  annually  upon  the  first  Monday 
following  the  school  election,  and  organize  by  electing  a  President  and  a 
Secretary,  who  shall  hold  their  respective  offices  for  one  year,  and  until 
their  successors  are  duly  elected,  unless  sooner  removed  by  the  Board. 

Elections  shall  be  by  ballot,  and  a  majority  of  all  the  votes  cast  shall 
be  necessary  to  elect. 

2.  Duties  of  the  President. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  President  to  preside  at  all  meetings  of  the 
Board,  preserve  order,  enforce  the  rules,  sign  all  bonds,  notes,  agreements, 
or  leases,  ordered  to  be  executed  by  this  Board ;  sign  all  orders  drawn  on 
the  Treasurer,  and  on  or  before  the  first  regular  meeting  after  the  organi¬ 
zation  of  the  Board  shall  appoint,  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Board,  the 
following  committees,  namely : 

(1) .  A  committee  of  three  on  School  Grounds  and  Buildings. 

(2) .  A  committee  of  three  on  Supplies. 

(3) .  A  committee  of  three  on  Teachers  and  Finance. 

In  the  absence  or  inability  of  the  President,  a  President  pro  tem  shall 
be  chosen  by  the  Board,  who  shall  for  the  time  being  exercise  all  the  au¬ 
thority,  and  perform  all  the  duties  of  the  President. 

3.  Duties  of  the  Secretary. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Secretary  to  keep  a  complete  record  of  the 
proceedings  of  the  Board,  as  well  as  the  receipts  and  expenditures,  in  such 
book  and  in  such  a  manner  as  the  Board  may  prescribe.  He  shall  sign  all 
documents  requiring  the  signature  of  the  President,  and  notify  all  members 
in  due  time  of  all  special  meetings.  He  shall  take  into  his  possession  all 
books,  papers,  and  other  documents  belonging  to  the  district  and  held  in 
charge  by  the  Board,  and  safely  keep  the  same  in  such  places  as  they  may 
indicate,  subject  at  all  times  to  their  order,  or  the  examination  by  any 
member  thereof,  and  lay  before  the  Board  at  their  next  meeting  all  letters 
and  otner  documents  that  may  come  to  him  for  that  purpose.  He  shall 
refer  all  bills  and  claims  presented  to  the  Board  to  their  respective  com¬ 
mittees  to  be  audited,  and,  when  ordered  paid,  shall  draw  orders  on  the 
Treasurer  for  the  payment  of  the  same.  He  shall  keep  stubs  of  all  orders 
issued,  stating  thereon  the  party  to  whom  and  the  purpose  for  which  such 


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order  was  issued,  the  amount  thereof,  and  the  fund  on  which  the  same  was 
drawn.  He  shall  hold  his  books,  records  and  accounts  at  all  times  subject 
to  the  inspection  of  any  voter  or  tax-payer  of  the  district,  and  annually 
prepare  and  publish  the  report  required  by  the  school  law,  together  with 
such  other  items  of  interest  and  information  as  the  Board  may  direct.  He 
shall  make  out  and  collect  all  bills,  receive  all  moneys  due  from  incidental 
sources,  and  pay  over  the  same  to  the  Treasurer,  taking  his  receipt  therefor. 
He  shall  register  the  names  and  address  of  nil  applicants  for  positions  in 
the  scli"ols,  and,  under  the  direction  of  the  Committee  on  Supplies,  pro¬ 
cure  all  necessary  registers,  books  of  record,  blanks,  etc.,  for  the  use  of 
teachers  and  pupils ;  shall  meet  the  teachers  .  t  their  regular  monthly  meet¬ 
ing,  and  deliver  to  them  their  orders,  taking  their  receipt  therefoy  and  per¬ 
form  all  other  duties  generally  incumbent  upon  such  officer. 


4.  Committee  on  Grounds  and  Ji wildings. 


\ 


It  shall  be  the  duty  of  this  committee  to  take  special  charge  of  the 
school  grounds  and  the  buildings  thereon,  to  examine  them  yearly  (and 
oftener  if  required),  and  report  to  the  Board  what  improvement.;,  repairs 
or  alterations  may  be  necessary,  furnishing  an  estimate  of  the  cost  of  the 
same. 


5.  Committee  on  Supplies. 

This  committee  shall  have  special  direction  of  the  purchase  of  all  ap¬ 
paratus,  books  of  reference,  furniture,  fuel  and  general  supplies  used  in  and 
about  the  schools,  and,  with  the  advice  of  the  Superintendent,  shall  report 
to  the  Board  what  may,  from  time  to  time,  be  needed,  and  with  their  sanc¬ 
tion,  shall,  through  the  Secretary,  order  all  supplies  for  the  various  depart¬ 
ments  of  the  schools. 

6.  Committee  on  Teachers  and  Finance. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  this  committee  to  ascertain,  as  nearly  as  possible, 
what  the  yearly  expenses  of  the  school  may  be,  to  consider  and  report  to 
the  Board  the  amount  of  salaries  of  all  persons  employed  by  them,  and  to 
suggest  candidates  for  all  vacancies. 


MEETINGS  AND  RULES  OF  ORDER. 


1.  The  regular  meetings— except  the  yearly — shall  be  held  on  the  first 
Monday  following  the  last  Saturday  of  each  school  month,  at  eight  o’clock 
p.  m.,  from  the  first  of  April  to  the  first  of  October,  and  at  half  past  seven 
o’clock,  p.  m.,  the  balance  of  the  year. 

2.  Special  meetings  may  be  called  at  any  time  by  the  President,  or 
upon  the  written  request  of  two  members,  through  the  Secretary. 

3.  A  majority  of  the  Board  shall  be  required  to  constitute  a  quorum, 
but  a  less  number  may  adjourn  from  time  to  time. 

4.  At  the  appointed  hour  the  President  shall  call  the  meeting  to  order 
and,  as  soon  as  a  quorum  is  present,  shall  proceed  with  the  business  of  the 
meeting  in  the  following  order ; 


28 


REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


(1) .  Reading  of  the  minutes. 

(2) .  Report  and  Suggestions  of  Superintendent. 

(3) .  Reports  of  Standing  Committees  in  order. 

(4) .  Reports  of  Special  Committees. 

(5) .  Communications  to  the  Board. 

(6) .  Bills  and  Unfinished  Business. 

(7) .  New  Business. 

5.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Board  at  their  May  meeting  to  reap¬ 
point  such  teachers  in  their  employ  as  they  wish  to  retain,  and  notify  them 
of  such  appointment  at  or  before  the  close  of  the  term. 

6.  An  examination  of  applicants  for  vacant  positions  will  be  held  in 
the  month  of  June  of  each  year;  notice  of  such  examination,  stating  posi¬ 
tion  vacant,  salary  paid,  and  length  of  school  year,  having  been  previously 
given  to  such  applicants.  Applicants  must  pass  an  Oral  and  Written  ex¬ 
amination  in  all  the  branches  now  required  by  law,  in  Theory  and  Practice 
of  Teaching,  and  in  Constitution  of  the  United  States.  An  average  of  75  per 
cent  will  entitle  applicant  to  a  certificate.  The  Board  may  defer  examina¬ 
tion  in  Botany  and  Natural  Philosophy  for  a  term,  in  which  case  an  aver¬ 
age  of  85  per  cent  will  be  required  in  other  branches.  No  new  appoint¬ 
ment  shall  hereafter  be  made,  previous  to  such  an  examination. 

7.  Separate  bills  must  be  rendered  for  articles  purchased  for  each 
school,  and  in  accordance  with  the  classification  and  duties  of  the  respect¬ 
ive  committees. 

8.  Every  member  present  shall  vote  on  all  questions,  unless  excused 
by  the  Board. 

9.  The  yeas  and  nays  shall  be  called  and  entered  on  the  record  when¬ 
ever  demanded  by  any  member  of  the  Board. 

10.  No  member  shall  retire  before  the  close  of  the  session  without 
permission  of  the  President. 

11.  Unless  Otherwise  provided,  the  rules  of  order  shall  be  the  same  as 
those  for  the  government  of  deliberative  bodies,  as  laid  down  in  Cushing’s 
Manual. 


GENERAL  RULES. 


1.  The  school  gates  shall  be  unlocked  at  8:30  a.  m.,  and  kept  open 
until  5  p.  m.  The  school  buildings  shall  be  kept  locked  during  the  absence 
of  teachers. 

2.  The  sessions  shall  be  from  9  to  12  a.  m.,  and  from  1:30  to  4:30  p. 
m.,  with  a  recess  of  15  minutes  in  each  session.  Prom  Nov.  15  to  Feb.  14 
the  afternoon  session  shall  close  at  4  o’clock.  The  primaries  shall  close 
one-half  hour  earlier,  except  in  cases  of  half-day  attendance. 

3  New  classes  shall  be  formed  in  the  lowest  grade  of  the  Primary 
Department  only  at  the  commencement  of  each  term. 

4.  The  books  used  and  the  studies  pursued  shall  be  such,  and  only 
such,  as  may  be  authorized  by  the  Board. 

5.  Non-resident  pupils  will  be  admitted  to  the  schools,  if  there  are  va¬ 
cant  seats,  and  shall  pay  in  advance  the  following  rates  of  tuition :  High 
School,  60  cents  per  week ;  Grammar  grades,  50  cents  per  week ;  Interme¬ 
diate  grades,  40  cents  per  week ;  Primary  grades,  30  cents  per  week.  Bills 
of  tuition  must  be  paid  during  the  first  week  of  each  term.  If  pupils  are 
afterwards  unable  to  attend,  money  will  be  refunded  for  each  week’s  ab¬ 
sence. 


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DUTIES  OF  THE  SUPERINTENDENT. 


1.  The  Superintendent  shall  devote  himself  exclusively  to  the  duties 
of  his  office.  He  shall  exercise  a  general  supervision  over  all  the  schools, 
buildings,  etc. ;  he  shall  visit  all  the  schools  as  often  as  his  duties  will  per¬ 
mit,  and  shall  give  particular  attention  to  the  distribution  and  classifica¬ 
tion  of  the  pupils  in  the  several  schools,  and  to  the  apportionment  among 
the  classes  of  the  prescribed  studies. 

2.  He  shall  have  authority  to  appoint  such  teachers’  meetings,  other 
than  the  regular  monthly  meeting,  as  he  may  deem  proper,  for  the  purpose 
of  conferring  with  the  teachers  in  respect  to  the  best  methods  of  discipline 
and  instruction.  He  shall  have  the  privilege  of  calling  together  at  those 
meetings  such  classes  of  the  school  as  he  may  wish  to  employ  in  illustrat¬ 
ing  the  subjects  discussed. 

3.  He  shall  take  charge  of  and  direct  all  teachers’  meetings,  and  at 
the  close  of  each  term  shall  report  to  the  Board  all  teachers  absent  or  tardy 
or  failing  to  perform  the  parts  assigned  to  them. 

4.  He  shall  attend  the  meetings  of  the  Board  when  required  by  any 
member,  shall  assist  at  the  examination  of  teachers,  shall  examine  pupils 
for  promotion,  shall  attend  the  examinations  of  the  various  rooms,  or  con¬ 
duct  the  same,  as  may  from  time  to  time  be  directed. 

5.  He  shall  consolidate  the  monthly  reports  of  the  teachers,  and  re¬ 
port  the  same  to  the  Board  at  their  next  meeting,  together  with  such  other 
statistics  as  may  be  required,  and  make  such  suggestions  as  may  assist  the 
Board  in  the  discharge  of  their  duties. 

6.  He  shall  carefully  observe  the  work  of  each  teacher,  shall  consult 
and  advise  with  him,  and  shall  promptly  report  to  the  Board  any  teacher 
inefficient  or  incompetent  to  discharge  his  duties.  He  must  hold  the 
teachers  and  janitors  responsible  for  the  proper  discharge  of  their  duties, 
and  will  himself  be  held  responsible  to  the  Board  for  the  same. 

7.  He  shall  have  power  to  suspend  a  pupil,  but  only  in  case  of  violent 
or  direct  opposition  to  authority,  and  for  conduct  detrimental  to  the  inter¬ 
ests  of  the  school.  When  so  suspended  a  pupil  can  be  reinstated  only  by  a 
vote  of  the  Board,  and  by  making  an  apology  as  open  as  the  offense,,  and 
by  giving  assurance  of  implicit  obedience  in  the  future. 

8.  He  must,  when  possible,  first  admonish  the  pupil,  and  ask  the  co¬ 
operation  of  the  parent  or  guardian.  When  suspension  takes  place,  he 
must  notify  the  parent  or  guardian,  and  the  Board  of  the 'fact,  and  the  cause 
of  the  same. 

9.  At  the  close  of  the  school  year  he  shall  deposit  in  the  office  of  the 
Board  all  class  books,  records,  registers  and  schedules  used  during  the 
year,  and  make  such  report  of  the  condition,  progress  and  wants  of  the 
schools,  as  may  be  required  of  him. 

10.  All  requirements  of  scholars  or  teachers,  by  the  Board,  shall  be 
communicated  through  the  Superintendent. 

11.  The  office  of  Superintendent  is  on  the  second  floor  of  High 
School  Building,  and  his  hours  shall  be  from  8  to  10  a.  m.,  and  from  4  to  5 

P.  M. 


DUTIES  OF  TEACHERS. 


1.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  all  teachers  to  acquaint  themselves  with  the 
rules  prescribed  by  the  Board  of  Education,  and  to  enforce  the  same  with¬ 
in  their  jurisdiction. 


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2.  Certificates  must  be  presented  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Board  and 
contracts  signed  before  teachers  begin  their  duties. 

3.  Teachers  must  be  in  their  respective  school  rooms  at  least  twenty 
minutes  before  the  opening  of  each  session,  and  five  minutes  later  shall 
open  their  rooms  for  the  reception  of  pupils.  Teachers  who  are  not  pres¬ 
ent  at  the  above  named  time  shall  report  themselves  as  tardy. 

4.  They  shall  call  the  school  to, order  promptly  at  the  appointed  time, 
devote  themselves  during  school  hours  exclusively  to  the  instruction  of 
their  pupils,  maintain  good  order,  and  strictly  adhere  to  the  course  of  study 
prescribed  by  the  Board. 

5.  They  shall  prepare  a  programme  of  daily  exercises  to  be  kept  on 
the  board,  and  hand  a  copy  to  the  Superintendent,  immediately  after  the 
beginning  of  school  in  September,  and  shall  promptly  notify  him  of  any 
change  therein  during  the  year. 

6.  They  shall  have  no  more  important  duty  than  the  exercise  of  con¬ 
stant  supervision  over  the  general  conduct  of  their  pupils,  and  shall  on  all 
proper  occasions  call  attention  in  the  most  effective  manner  to  the  import¬ 
ance  of  practicing  good  habits  and  manners,  both  on  the  school  premises 
and  while  passing  between  their  homes  and  the  school. 

7.  They  are  particularly  enjoined  to  regard  the  moral  and  social  cult¬ 
ure  of  their  pupils  as  not  less  important  than  their  mental  discipline,  dis¬ 
countenancing  promptly  and  emphatically  vandalism,  falsehood,  profanity, 
cruelty,  or  any  other  form  of  vice. 

8.  No  teacher  shall  read  or  announce,  or  allow  to  be  read  or  an¬ 
nounced,  any  advertisement,  or  allow  any  advertisement  to  be  distributed 
in  school,  except  when  authorized  by  the  Superintendent;  no  teacher  shall 
allow  any  agent  or  other  person  to  exhibit  in  school  any  book  or  articles  of 
apparatus,  or  permit  any  one  to  take  up  the  time  of  the  school  by  lectures 
of  any  kind,  unless  by  the  consent  of  the  Superintendent.  Neither  shall 
contributions  for  any  purpose  be  taken  up,  nor  shall  teachers  receive  pres¬ 
ents  of  money  or  valuables  from  pupils  under  their  tuition. 

9.  No  teacher  shall  send  pupils,  during  school  hours,  upon  errands 
not  strictly  pertaining  to  the  business  affairs  of  the  school. 

10  No  teacher  shall  resign  without  giving  four  weeks’  wiitten  no¬ 
tice  to  the  President  of  the  Board ;  in  default  of  this  all  compensation  for 
that  time  may  be  declared  forfeited. 

11.  Any  teacher  who  finds  it  necessary  to  be  absent  from  school  on 
account  of  sickness,  or  for  any  other  cause,  must  send  immediate  notice  of 
such  absence  to  the  Superintendent. 

12.  Teachers  above  the  primary  grades  shall  make  a  monthly  report 
to  parents  and  guardians  of  the  attendance,  punctuality,  deportment  and 
scholarship  of  all  pupils  under  their  instruction. 


13.  Teachers  will  be  held  strictly  responsible  for  any  injuries  done  to 
their  rooms  or  furniture.  They  must  attend  carefully  to  the  ventilation 
and  temperature  of  their  rooms,  taking  care  that  pupils  are  not  required  to 
sit  in  drafts  of  cold  air. 

14  They  must  promptly  and  neatly  make  out  their  schedules,  regis¬ 
ters  and  reports. 

15.  They  may  detain  pupils  not  more  than  half  an  hour  after  school 
to  make  up  neglected  lessons,  but  no  pupil  shall'lJts4ep rived  of  a  re¬ 
cess. 

16.  They  are  not  expected  to  use  text  books  during  such  recitations 
as  have  not  been  prepared  from  text  books  by  pupils,  and  to  use  them  as 
little  as  possible  at  all  times  of  recitation. 

17.  They  shall  promptly  report  to  Superintendent  all  pupils  who  re¬ 
fuse  to  yield  obedience  to  the  rules  of  the  school. 


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18.  Any  teacher  may,  with  the  consent  of  the  Superintendent,  have 
one  half-day  in  each  term  to  visit  other  schools  for  the  purpose  of  observ¬ 
ing  methods  of  instruction  and  discipline  therein. 

19.  Teachers  temporarily  absent  on  account  of  sickness  shall  receive 
the  first  week  only,  one-fourth  of  their  regular  pay. 

20.  All  teachers  in  the  employ  of  the  Board  shall  meet  together  the 
last  Saturday  of  each  school  month,  and,  under  the  direction  of  the  Super¬ 
intendent,  devote  two  hours  to  the  discussion  of  such  matters  as  pertain  to 
the  best  interest  of  the  school.  They  shall  meet  at  such  other  times  as  the 
Superintendent  may  direct. 

21.  Each  teacher  is  required  to  have  a  copy  of  these  regulations  and 
to  read  to  the  scholars,  at  least  once  each  term,  so  much  as  will  give  them 
a  good  understanding  of  the  rules  which  apply  to  them,  and  by  which  they 
are  governed. 


DUTIES  OF  PUPILS. 


1.  No  child  who  has  only  a  temporary  residence  in  the  district  for  the 
purpose  of  attending  the  public  schools  shall  be  received  in  any  school,  ex¬ 
cept  by  payment  of  tuition  as  provided  in  Section  5  under  General  Rules. 

2.  Pupils  shall  provide  themselves  with  all  books,  slates  and  other 
articles  to  be  used  by  the  class  to  which  they  belong. 

3.  They  shall  not  be  allowed  to  go  into  any  hall  higher  than  their 
own,  to  enter  the  school  yard  before  8 :  30  in  the  morning,  or  to  remain  on 
the  school  grounds  after  dismissal,  without  permission. 

4.  They  shall  promptly  pay  for  any  damage  they  do  to  the  property 
of  other  pupils.  Any  pupil  who  cuts,  marks,  or  otherwise  injures  or  de¬ 
faces  any  school  property  shall  be  fined  for  the  same,  and  shall  be  liable  to 
suspension,  expulsion,  or  other  punishment,  according  to  the  nature  of  the 
offense. 

5.  They  shall  be  examined  each  month  in  all  their  studies ;  also  at  the 
end  of  each  term.  Pupils  absent  from  the  term  examination  will  be  ex¬ 
amined  by  the  Superintendent  before  they  are  allowed  to  rejoin  their 
classes. 

6.  All  pupils  in  the  High  and  Grammar  schools  shall  pursue  three 
regular  studies,  unless  excused  by  the  Superintendent. 

7.  Any  pupil  who  falls  below  seventy  per  cent  two  successive  months, 
as  indicated  by  his  examinations,  shall  be  transferred  to  the  next  lower 
class. 

8.  Pupils  wishing  to  omit  any  prescribed  study  must  obtain  permis¬ 
sion  from  the  Superintendent  before  doing  so. 

9.  For  six  half  days’  unexcused  absence  (two  tardinesses  equal  to  a 
half  day’s  absence),  in  four  consecutive  weeks,  a  pupil  shall  be  sus¬ 
pended. 

10.  Pupils  suspended  for  unexcused  absence,  under  previous  rule, 
may  be  reinstated  for  the  first  offense  by  the  Superintendent,  for  reasons 
that  shall  be  satisfactory  to  him.  For  reinstatement  for  subsequent  suspen¬ 
sions  under  that  rule,  the  pupil  must  apply  to  the  Board. 

11.  For  absence,  tardiness,  or  dismission  from  school  before  the  time 
of  closing,  the  pupil  must  present  from  parem  or  guardian  an  excuse. 

12.  After  two  days’  consecutive  absence  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
teacher  to  notify  the  parent  or  guardian  of  such  absence,  and  after  three 
days’  absence  to  drop  the  name  of  such  pupil  from  the  roll. 

13.  Pupils  of  the  High  School  who  complete  the  prescribed  course  of 


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study  and  pass  a  satisfactory  examination,  shall  be  entitled  to  certificates 
of  graduation. 

14.  A  training  class  may  be  organized,  the  members  of  which  shall 
receive  daily  instruction  in  the  “  theory  of  teaching,”  and  have  practice 
under  the  eye  of  a  competent  critic. 

15.  Pupils  who  receive  certificates  of  graduation  from  the  High 
School  and  spend  a  year  in  the  training  class,  shall  be  entitled  to  a  certifi¬ 
cate  from  the  Board  of  Education,  and  their  claims  shall  be  entitled  to  the 
first  consideration  in  filling  vacancies  in  the  corps  of  teachers. 


DUTIES  OF  JANITORS. 


The  janitors  appointed  by  the  Board  are  required  to  keep  the  rooms 
well  warmed  and  properly  ventilated,  daily  swept  and  dusted,  and,  when 
necessary,  washed ;  to  ring  the  bells  as  directed  by  the  Superintendent,  to 
keep  the  walks  free  from  snow  and  ice,  to  make  all  needed  repairs  in 
term  time,  to  keep  all  out-buildings  in  good  condition,  to  closely  watch 
and  carefully  protect  all  school  property  in  and  about  the  building,  and 
during  vacation  to  make  such  improvements  upon  the  buildings  and  grounds 
as  the  Board  or  their  committee  may  direct. 


NINTH  ANNUAL  REPORT 


OF  THE 


Moline  Public  Schools 


FOR  THE 


YEAR  ENDING  JUNE  30,  1882. 

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MOLINE,  ILLINOIS. 


MOLINE,  ILLINOIS: 

John  H.  Poktek,  Steam  Book  and  Job  Printer. 

1882. 


Board  of  Education,  1882-83. 


WM.  H.  EDWARDS,  President. 
H.  H.  GROYER,  Secretary. 


WM.  T.  BALL. 
W.  W.  WELLS. 


W.  C.  BENNETT. 
W.  K.  SLOAN. 


TERMS  EXPIRE. 


WM.  H.  EDWARDS, 
W.  C.  BENNETT, 

H.  H.  GROYER, 


April,  1883. 
April,  1884. 
April,  1885. 


WM.  T.  BALL, 


W.  W.  WELLS, 


W.  K.  SLOAN, 


STANDING  COMMITTEES. 


GROUNDS  AND  BUILDINGS. 

W.  C.  BENNETT.  W.  W.  WELLS.  W.  K.  SLOAN. 

SUPPLIES. 

H.  H.  GROYER.  W.  C.  BENNETT.  W.  H.  EDWARDS. 

TEACHERS  AND  FINANCE,  TEXT  BOOKS  AND  COURSE  OF  STUDY. 

WM.  T.  BALL.  H.  H.  GROYER.  W.  K.  SLOAN. 


Corps  of  Teachers  for  1881-82. 


W.  S.  MACK.  Superintendent. 


CENTRAL  HOUSE. 

Miss  M.  A.  KENDALL,  Principal  High  School. 

Miss  F.  E.  CLARK,  Assistant  High  School. 

Miss  ELLA  CLEAVES,  First  Grammar  Room. 

Miss  MARY  SEARLE,  Second  Grammar  Room. 

Miss  GERTIE  WATERS,  First  Intermediate  Room. 
Miss  MARY  WILLIAMS,  Second  Intermediate  Room. 
Miss  EMMA  PROSEUS,  Third  Intermediate  Room. 
Miss  F.  A.  HUNTOON,  First  Primary  Room. 

Miss  J.  B.  LINN,  Second  Primary  Boom. 

Miss  M.  L.  HEALY,  Third  Primary  Room. 

Miss  MARYr  KNOWLES,  Fourth  Primary  Room. 

NUMBER  TWO. 

Mr.  FRANK  W.  MOORE,  Second  Grammar  Room. 

Mr.  SAVIL  JOHNSTON,  Second  Grammar  Room. 

Miss  CLARA  REMLEY,  First  Intermediate  Room. 

Miss  MARY  TYRRELL,  Second  Intermediate  Room. 
Miss  E.  M.  VITZTHUM,  First  Primary  Room. 

Miss  A.  L.  BRETT,  Second  Primary  Room. 

Miss  ELLEN  PRYOR,  Third  Primary  Room. 

Miss  CLARA  SEARLE,  Fourth  Primary  Room. 

NUMBER  ONE  (WEST  WARD). 

Miss  JENNIE  RAYC  First  Intermediate  Room. 

Miss  MARY  TAGUE,  Second  Intermediate  Room. 

Miss  SARAH  CORNWALL,  First  Primary  Room. 

Miss  MAGGIE  McCOOL,  Second  Primary  Room. 

Miss  L.  D.  EVANS,  Third  Primary  Room. 

Miss  A.  M.  STRAWDER,  Fourth  Primary  Room. 

NUMBER  FOUR  (EAST  WARD). 

Miss  N.  A.  PATCH,  Intermediate  Room. 

Miss  O.  R.  MASON,  Primary  Room. 

NIGrHT  SCHOOL. 

Mr.  F.  W.  MOORE,  L.  B.  KUHN. 

SPECIAL  TEACHERS. 

Mr.  GEO.  R.  HOUSEL,  Music. 

Mr.  L.  D.  PRESCOATE,  Reading. 


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Report  of  the  Board  of  Education. 


In  compliance  with  the  requirements  of  the  school  law,  the 
Board  of  Education  herewith  present  their  Ninth  Annual  Report. 

IMPROVEMENTS  AND  REPAIRS. 

The  improvements  made  during  the  year,  have  been  quite  ex¬ 
tensive,  and  the  expenditures  have  been  correspondingly  large. 
The  proper  preservation  of  the  school  buildings  required  that 
they  should  be  thoroughly  repainted. 

Bids  were  solicited,  and  contracts  awarded  for  painting  the 
exterior  of  all  the  houses,  painting  the  ceilings  and  walls  of  the 
third  story  of  the  Central  House,  and  the  revarnishing  of  all 
the  grained  work  of  the  West  Ward  and  Central  Houses. 

The  boilers  of  the  Central  House  being  too  small  to  properly 
heat  the  building,  were  removed,  and  a  sixteen  feet  steel  boiler 
substituted  therefor. 

The  indirect  heaters  put  in  by  Baker  &  Smith  in  1873  are 
so  badly  worn  that  they  are  now  being  removed.  A  contract  has 
been  made  with  Davis  &  Co.  to  put  in  Gold’s  cast  iron  heaters. 
The  method  of  ventilating  the  house  will  be  changed,  and  the 
plan  which  is  proving  so  satisfactory  at  the  new  house  will  be 
adopted.  These  changes,  it  is  confidently  believed,  will  afford 
an  ample  supply  of  pure  fresh  air  in  all  the  rooms,  and  furnish  all 
the  heat  necessary  for  the  health  and  comfort  of  the  pupils. 

NUMBER  TWO. 

The  erection  of  the  house  for  the  Second  Ward,  as  indicated 
in  the  last  report,  was  carried  forward  under  the  personal  super¬ 
vision  of  the  President  of  the  Board  as  fast  as  the  condition 
of  the  weather  would  permit,  and  was  so  far  completed  that 
the  first  and  second  stories  were  opened  for  school  purposes  at 
the  beginning  of  the  Spring  term.  Seven  rooms  were  seated,  and 
the  eighth  is  ready  for  occupation  whenever  the  increase  of 
pupils  so  demand.  The  wainscoating,  laying  of  upper  floor, 
hanging  of  doors  and  painting  of  the  third  story,  are  yet  to  be 
done.  Otherwise  the  building  is  completed.  Owing  to  the  large 
advance  in  prices  of  all  kinds  of  material  used,  and  a  correspond¬ 
ing  increase  in  the  cost  of  all  kinds  of  labor,  the  cost  of  the  house 


MOLINE  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS. 


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will  considerably  exceed  the  estimates  made.  While  the  public 
may  be  disappointed  in  the  cost  of  the  building,  it  is  believed 
they  have  one  more  thoroughly  and  substantially  built  than 
could  have  been  obtained  by  contract  work.  With  the  improved 
and  somewhat  novel  method  of  heating  and  ventilating,  it  is 
conceded  to  be  the  best  arranged  and  most  complete  school 
building  in  this  vicinity,  if  not  in  the  state.  The  grading  of  the 
lot  is  now  nearly  completed,  the  fence  will  be  built  and  the  walks 
laid  during  the  summer,  and  the  trees  planted  as  soon  as  the 
season  will  permit. 

BONDED  DEBT. 

The  balance  of  the  old  series  of  bonds  $2,515.00,  and  $1,500  of  the 
new  series,  matured  1st  of  July,  and  have  been  paid,  or  their  pay¬ 
ment  provided  for.  This  leaves  of  the  new  five  percent  series, 
issued  $18,000,  unsold  $3,500.  These  bonds  mature  in  yearly  in¬ 
stallments  of  three  thousand  dollars. 

TUITION  FUND 

The  additions  to  this  fund  have  been  $236.75;  disbursements 
for  referance  books,  maps  and  charts,  and  apparatus,  $205.15, 
leaving  in  the  hands  of  the  School  Treasurer  $573.59. 

CORPS  OF  TEACHERS. 

The  opening  of  the  new  house  materially  increased  the  num¬ 
ber  of  our  teachers,  and  helped  to  swell  the  amount  of  our  ex¬ 
penditures  for  salaries.  The  work  done  during  the  last  year  will 
compare  favorably  with  that  of  any  former  year,  and  the 
prospects  are  favorable  for  still  more  successful  work  in  the 
future. 

COURSE  OF  STUDY. 

The  experience  of  the  past  six  years  demonstrates  the  unwel¬ 
come  fact  that  the  boys  of  our  higher  grades  are  disposed  to 
leave  school,  before  the  completion  of  the  regular  course  of 
study.  This,  perhaps,  is  to  a  great  degree  inevitable  in  a  com¬ 
munity,  like  ours,  where  there  are  so  many  inducements  of  place 
or  profit  that  help  to  turn  their  attention  away  from  books  to 
work.  To  remedy  this  evil,  and  at  the  same  time  to  furnish  better 
opportunities  to  those  who  prefer,  or  are  compelled  to  enter  up¬ 
on  the  active  duties  of  life  before  completing  the  course  as  now 
marked  out,  the  Board  have  under  consideration  the  adoption  of 
a  shorter,  or  business  course  of  study.  Should  such  a  course  be 
adopted,  pupils  will  be  permitted  to  select  that  line  of  studies 
which  will  best  meet  their  several  wants,  and  upon  leaving 
school  will  be  awarded  certificates  for  the  branches  persued. 

TAX  LEVY. 

The  constant  increase  in  our  school  population,  and  the  con¬ 
sequent  demand  for  additional  school  facilities,  and  the  necessary 
increase  in  amount  paid  for  salaries,  forbid  any  reduction  in  our 


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tax  levy  for  the  coming  year.  The  balance  of  the  temporary  loan,, 
unpaid  is  eighteen  hundred  dollars.  For  a  fuller  statement  of  the 
condition  of  the  schools,  we  refer  you  to  the  report  of  the  Super¬ 
intendent.  For  a  detailed  statement  of  our  expenditures  we  re¬ 
fer  you  to  the  annexed  exhibit. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

WM.  H.  EDWARDS, 

H.  H.  GROVER,  President 

Secretary. 


EXPENDITU  RES. 


SALARIES. 


W.  S.  Mack,  Superintendent, . $1,400  00 


CENTRAL  HOUSE. 

Miss  M.  A.  Kendall,  7|  months .  $630  00 

Miss  F.  E.  Clark,  8  J  months .  555  02 

Miss  Ella  Cleaves,  9  months . .  525  00 

Miss  Mary  Searle,  9  months .  360  00 

Miss  Gertie  Waters,  9  months . 328  60 

Miss  Mary  Williams,  9  months. . .  450  00 

Miss  E.  Proseus,  9  months .  360  00 

Miss  F.  A.  Huntoon,  9  months .  450  00 

Miss  J.  B.  Linn,  8  months . .  373  54 

Miss  M.  L.  Healy,  9  months .  390  00 

Miss  M.  Knowles,  9  months .  390  00 

- $4,812  16 


NUMBER  TWO. 


F.  W.  Moore,  &  month .  $  22  75 

S  Johnston,  3  1-10  months .  204  75 

Miss  C.  Remley,  3i  months .  175  00 

Miss  M.  Tyrrell,  3i  months .  151  67 

Miss  E.  M.  Vitzthum,  3i  months .  128  34 

Miss  A.  L.  Brette,  3J  months .  15167 

Miss  E.  Pryor,  3|  months .  140  00 

Miss  C.  Searle,  3i  months .  140  00 


$1,114  18 


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WEST  WABD. 


F.  W.  Moore,  5|  months .  $357  50 

Miss  Clara  Remley,  5|  months .  275  00 

Miss  M.  Tyrrell,  5£  months .  238  33 

Miss  J.  Ray,  4  months .  200  00 

Miss  M.  Tague,  9  months .  450  00 

Miss  S.  Cornwall,  9  months .  450  00 

Miss  A.  L.  Brette,  5£  months .  238  33 

Miss  M.  McCool,  3i  months .  175  00 

Miss  E.  Pryor,  5  months . * .  198  00 

Miss  L.  D.  Evans,  5|  months .  262  50 

Miss  A.  M.  Strawder,  9  months .  450  00 

- $3,294  66 

EAST  WABD. 

Miss  N.  A.  Patch,  9  months . $360  00 

Miss  O.  R.  Mason,  9  months .  390  00 

- $  750  00 

SUBSTITUTES. 

J.  H.  Mullineaux .  $  33  32 

Mrs.  A.  M.  White .  27  50 

Mrs.  M.  Hillhouse .  . .  80  00 

Miss  Mary  Chase .  38  05 

-  $  178  87 


NIGHT  SCHOOLS. 


F.  W.  Moore,  3  months 
L.  B.  Kuhn,  2f  months 


$  90  00 
82  50 

-  $  172  50 


SPECIAL  TEACHEES. 


Geo.  R.  Housel,  8i  months .  $377  78 

L.  D.  Prescoate .  50  00 

-  $  427  78 


Salaries . $12,150  15 


SECBETABY. 


H.  H.  Grover,  1  year 


300  00 


JANITOBS. 


Thos.  Jewett,  1  year .  $638  75 

J.  Lusk,  6£  months .  248  89 

H.  P.  Pierce,  3|  months .  155  40 

J.  F.  Forsberg,  6  months .  224  25 

H.  Ritchie,  9g  months .  112  00 

- $1,379  29 


Total  Salaries . $13,829  44 


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FURNITURE  AND  FIXTURES. 


Chas.  Piper,  electric  bells,  for  No.  2 .  $108  50 

H.  H.  Grover,  arm  rest .  90 

Ed.  Knell,  office  turn.,  chairs,  waste  baskets,  etc.  90  50 

G.  W.  Dow,  teachers  tables,  thermometers,  etc _  64  75 

E.  Okerberg,  clocks,  for  No.  2 .  63  00 

Hull  Bros.,  matting,  toweling,  etc.,  for  No.  2 .  35  71 

Stewart  &  Montgomery,  hardware  for  blinds .  24  52 

Davenport  Sch.  Furt.  Co.,  desks,  etc.,  for  No.  2. .  779  45 

D.  O.  Reid,  tools,  etc., .  3185 

W.  H.  Edwards,  tools,  etc .  4  60 

E.  Smith,  hardware,  etc . 7  05 

L.  F.  Kerns,  wrench,  etc .  4  00 

J.  S.  Keator  lumber  Co.,  Blinds,  for  No.  2 .  149  50 

U.  Bortner,  and  others,  blinds,  labor,  etc.,  for  No  2  24  50 

Fred  Edwards,  varnishing  blinds  for  No.  2 .  4  05 

William  Edwards,  varnishing  blinds  for  No.  2...  7  50 

- $1,400  38 


STATIONERY  AND  SUPPLIES. 


Sam  Kennedy,  reports  and  printing .  $  73  75 

J.  H.  Porter,  blanks,  paper,  reports  and  receipts.  34  55 

H.  H.  Grover,  stamps,  postal  cards .  6  00 

Moline  Paper  Co,,  paper .  9  25 

Richards  &  Sohrbeck,  supplies .  30  10 

Egbert,  Fidlar  &  Co.,  vac.  record  books .  12  00 

J.  S.  McDonald,  stylograph .  3  50 

W.  S.  Mack,  stamps,  etc .  1  05 

Wm.  Clendenin,  record  book .  4  25 

- $  174  45 

GENERAL  SUPPLIES. 

Dart’s  Sons,  bbl.  oil .  7  83 

H.  L.  Bullen,  ink  and  stepladder .  12  00 

J.  H.  Porter,  drawing  paper .  3  00 

L.  B.  Mapes,  brooms  and  soap .  5  55 

Yerich  Bros.,  brooms .  3  50 

Hull  Bros.,  toweling,  etc .  2  65 

Wm.  Clendenin,  book,  oil,  sponge . .  2  85 

Parker  &  Atwater,  chalk . . .  2  68 

G.  W.  Dow,  supplies .  25  00 

Richards  &  Sohrbeck,  supplies .  95  60 

P.  H.  Peterson,  brooms,  etc .  4  25 

Holt  &  Wilson,  brooms,  etc .  7  30 

- $  172  21 


FUEL. 


Porter  &  Silvis,  coal .  $165  06 

Mansil,  Battersby  &  Co.,  coal .  552  82 

J.  S.  Keator,  coal .  13  60 

D.  McEnary,  coal .  32  61 

Deere  &  Co.,  coke .  7  26 

Dimock,  Gould  &  Co.,  splints .  13  50 


$  784  85 


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IMPROVEMENTS  AND  REPAIRS 

CENTRAL  HOUSE. 

Baker  &  Smith,  repairs,  heating  apparatus .  $  69  85 

C.  T.  Warren,  painting  interior  third  story .  258  00 

Norling  &  Lundahl,  painting  exterior,  varnishing 

interior,  slating,  striping  boards .  392  05 

D.  O.  Reid,  repairs .  9  72 

Lee  &  Hunter,  new  floors,  in  play  rooms,  im¬ 
provements  in  labaratory .  225  50 

J.  S.  Keator  &  Sons,  lumber .  35  32 

Rock  Island  Lumber  Co.,  windows .  2  94 

J.  W.  Long,  repairs  and  plastering  cellar .  19  55 

Woodworth  &  Gunnell,  cement .  2  75 

Moline  Stove  Co.,  castings .  1  46 

J.  McEnary,  hauling  sod . 25  35 

Robt.  Fuhs  and  others,  labor  sodding .  27  54 

Wm.  H.  Edwards,  superintending .  15  00 

B.  Wood,  sand .  1  90 

Davis  &  Co.,  repairs  on  heaters  .  9  65 

- $1,096  58 

NUMBER  TWO. 

Thos.  Dunn  &  Sons,  desk  lock .  $  35 

G.  W.  Summey,  cutting  trees .  1  00 

G.  W.  Heck,  teaming,  sod,  stone,  lime .  46  75 

John  Shalleen,  bridge .  10  20 

M.  A.  Gould,  surveying  lot .  33  25 

J.  G.  Heck,  grading  contract . 637  18 

J.  G.  Heck,  team,  sodding,  etc .  36  75 

Dan  McEnary,  sodding  and  grading .  126  95 

City  of  Moline,  manure .  32  00 

J.  Knetsar,  digging  well .  33  25 

Moline  Stove  Co.,  castings .  1  40 

Norling  &  Lundahl,  striping  boards .  12  00 

E.  H.  Barber,  cutting  sod .  39  60 

Deere  &  Co.,  iron .  3  02 

Hull  Bros.,  matting,  towels,  etc .  9  85 

J.  S.  Keator  Lumber  Co.,  lumber,  posts .  10  74 

Davis  &  Co.,  tiling .  24  16 

A.  Swanquist,  labor,  grading,  sodding .  2  70 

Peter  Wilson,  labor,  grading,  sodding .  20  25 

W.  Swanson,  labor,  grading,  sodding .  36  00 

Robt.  Fuhs,  labor,  grading,  sodding .  52  47 

Geo.  Welsh,  labor,  grading,  sodding .  50  87 

Phil.  Hoenig,  labor,  grading,  sodding .  35  85 

John  Strueder,  labor,  grading,  sodding .  53  25 

N.  Olson,  labor,  grading,  sodding .  18  00 

John  Odh,  labor,  grading,  sodding. .  6  00 

J.  A.  P.  Berg,  earth .  50  00 

Wm.  H.  Edwards,  supervising .  91  50 

Wm.  H.  Edwards,  laborers,  tiling,  etc .  168  82 

Ezra  Smith,  tin,  nails,  etc.,  for  fence .  2109 


$1,663  25 


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NUMBER  ONE. 


C.  T.  Warren,  painting  exterior  woodwork .  $144  10 

Dimock,  Gould  &  Co.,  lumber .  23  16 

J.  Shalleen,  repairs  in  basement .  22  40 

Norling  &  Lundahl,  varnishing  interior  wood 
work,  striping  and  slating  boards,  graining 

window  casing  and  inside  work .  159  85 

H.  L.  Bullen,  curtains . .  18  50 

W.  M.  Edwards,  painting  tin  roof .  4  00 

E.  Heimbeck,  paint .  1  35 

Ezra  Smith,  dippers,  chains,  etc . r...  134 

- $  374  70 


NUMBER  FOUR. 


C.  T.  Warren,  painting  outside .  $  79  00 

D.  Palmer,  calsomining  interior . . .  14  00 

Wm.  Young,  ashes  for  walks . . .  4  20 

Ezra  Smith,  fence  nails .  1  95 

- $  99  15 


INCIDENTAL  EXPENSES. 

CENTRAL  HOUSE. 


Dan’l.  McEnary,  teaming,  ashes .  $  14  25 

H.  H.  Grover,  drayage,  sponges,  etc .  1  00 

T.  Jewett,  brooms,  glass,  towels  etc  .  .  15  67 

T.  Wirsing,  repairs  on  furnace .  2  00 

E.  J.  Severance,  repairs  on  clocks  . .  2  00 

J.  A.  P.  Berg,  repairs .  38  20 

Dimock,  Gould  &  Co.,  lumber .  2  83 

E.  Smith,  files,  awls,  etc .  2  00 

L.  F.  Kerns,  flue  scrapers,  etc .  3  35 

Davis  &  Co.,  repairs .  155 

Lee  &  Hunter,  sink  repairs  .  1  00 

D.  O.  Reid,  repairs . 85 

Robt.  Nye,  repairs .  175 

- -  $  86  45 


NUMBER  TWO. 


J.  H.  Porter,  advertisement .  $  8  00 

Sam  Kennedy,  ptg.  adv.  .  2  50 

Gazette,  ptg.  adv .  15  50 

Stewart  &  Montgomery,  rope .  6  45 

Moline  Pump  Co.,  pump,  etc .  12  25 

Hull  Bros.,  crash  .  2  00 

Holt  &  Wilson,  brooms,  soap,  pails,  etc .  6  25 

E.  Lewis,  form  of  bond .  2  00 

E.  Smith,  pulleys,  screws  and  rope . .  3  03 

H.  Harwood,  livery .  11  00 

D.  McEnary,  manure  and  ashes. .  63  00 

Shelberg  &  Thropp,  ice .  4  50 

D.  O.  Reid,  lamps,  globes,  oil .  6  83 

M.  A.  Gould,  estimates .  10  00 

M.  Kelley,  labor  on  ashes  for  walks .  8  25 


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Moline  Mai.  Iron  Works,  ashes  for  walks .  7  20 

Davis  &  Co.,  repairs .  2  00 

Wm.  Edwards,  cleaning  house .  85  87 

Wm  Edwards,  expense  to  Clinton  and  Mascatine  14  30 

L.  Cralle,  drayage .  7  00 

- $  277  93 

NUMBER  ONE. 

H.  P.  Pierce,  cleaning  house,  etc .  5  50 

H.  E.  Bullen,  rake,  storm  door,  etc .  33  28 

J.  H.  Wistrand,  nails,  etc .  2  05 

C.  T.  Warren,  glazing .  17  40 

D.  O.  Reid,  pipes,  globe  and  labor .  9  40 

Moline  Pump  Co.,  pump,  etc .  10  50 

Dan  McEnary,  sand .  50 

E.  Smith,  pails,  cups,  etc .  4  07 

E.  J.  Severance,  repairs  on  clocks .  20 

Dimock,  Gould  &  Co.,  lumber .  1  45 

J.  Huey  &  Co.,  brick .  3  20 

B.  Wood,  sand  and  lime .  1  15 

Cassel  &  Co.,  repairs .  1  50 

J.  F.  Forsberg,  labor,  storm  door .  50 

-  $  90  70 

NUMBER  FOUR. 

E.  G.  White,  mowing  grounds .  2  00 

O.  E.  Sheeley,  repairing  plastering .  3  00 

E.  J.  Severance,  repairs  on  clocks .  1  00 

Dimock,  Gould  &  Co.,  lumber .  31  01 

Cassel  &  Co.,  repairs  on  stoves .  3  15 

Robt.  Milholland,  glazing .  50 

Thomas  Dunn,  glass .  1  25 

- $  41  91 


GENERAL  INCIDENTAL  EXPENSES. 


Globe  Printing  Co.,  binding .  9  25 

J.  P.  Soderstrum,  census .  45  00 

H.  H.  Grover,  rent  of  office .  24  75 

H.  H.  Grover,  clerk  of  election,  expenses,  etc. ...  9  38 

H.  L.  Bullen,  judge  of  election,  etc .  7  25 

James  Shaw,  seed .  3  75 

Geo.  Edwards,  judge  of  elections .  6  00 

Lee  &  Hunter,  tables,  repairs  in  office .  27  50 

A.  P.  Fisk,  drapery .  4  60 

W.  S.  Mack,  expenses,  drayage,  etc .  25  70 

Norling  &  Co.,  lettering  boards .  22  50 

Sam  Kennedy,  printing . . . .  5  50 

A.  M.  Strawder,  expenses . . .  2  80 

J.  B.  Linn,  expenses .  2  33 

Wm.  H.  Edwards,  drayage  of  safe .  100 

T.  Dunn  &  Sons,  office  keys .  1  80 

E.  Smith,  post  auger .  4  50 

-  $  203  61 


TEXT  BOOKS. 


W.  S.  Mack,  supplementary  reading  matter .  32  60 

Richards  &  Sohrbeck,  supmty.  reading  matter..  8  85 
L.  Prang  &  Co.,  music  T.  B .  4  73 


$  46  18. 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


MAPS  AND  CHARTS. 


G.  W  Dow,  animal  charts,  maps,  etc .  $  84  75 

REFEBENCE  BOOKS. 

J.  B.  McNulty,  annuals  of  cyclopedia .  12  00 

D.  Montgomery,  choice  literature .  20  00 

G.  W.  Dow,  dictionaries,  etc .  45  30 

O.  S.  Cook,  supplementary  readers .  10  10 

E.  B.  Edwards,  reference  books .  10  00 

W.  S.  Mack,  ref.  books,  and  reading  matter .  29  95 


APPARATUS. 


Chas.  Piper,  galvanometer  and  magnet .  11  75 

W.  O.  Olmstead,  phil.  apparatus .  33  07 

G.  W.  Dow,  globes,  blocks,  etc .  20  98 


INSURANCE. 


Gould,  Walker  &Hemenway,  East  Ward .  $  18  00 

Gould,  Walker  &  Hemenway  for  No.  2 .  87  50 

Gilmore,  Gleason  &  Co.,  for  No.  2 .  75  00 

Wm.  E.  Stevens,  for  No.  2 .  87  50 

Wm.  E.  Stevens,  office  furniture .  1  50 


HEATING  APPARATUS. 

NUMBER  THREE. 


B.  Wood,  lime  and  sand .  $  18  60 

Deere  &  Co.,  iron .  10  52 

Moline  Stove  Co.,  iron .  28  34 

Schillinger  &  Trumble.  boiler .  985  00 

Davis  &  Co.,  attachments  to,  and  making  con¬ 
nections  with  boilers .  347  72 

Dan  McEnary,  sand . . . •  3  00 

A.  Hannah,  labor .  2  00 

J.  Huey  &  Co.,  brick  and  setting  boiler .  140  95 

Wm.  H.  Edwards,  laborers .  59  50 

Wm.  H.  Edwards,  carpenters .  7  50 


NUMBER  TWO. 

Moline  Stove  Co.,  castings .  $  96  00 

E.  W.  Spencer,  registers .  104  00 

Schillinger  &  Trumble,  fixtures  and  Boiler .  1029  00 

Davis  &  Co.,  pipe  and  labor  on  heaters .  1787  75 

D.  O.  Reid,  tinwork . 222  60 

L.  F.  Kerns,  ironwork .  78  05 

A.  Hannah,  labor,  mason .  26  80 

M.  Connell,  tender .  11  70 

Deere  &  Co.,  iron .  76  99 

Wm.  H.  Edwards,  carpenters  and  laborers .  58  85 

B.  Wood,  sand  and  lime . ¥ . .  27  93 

J.  Huey  &  Co.,  brickwork .  195  80 


$  84  75 


$  127  35 


$  65  80 


$  269  50 


$1,603  13 


$3,715  47 


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COLD  AIR  DUCT. 


Woodworth  &  Gunnell,  cement. .  $  33  99 

G.  W.  Heck,  drawing  sand .  9  00 

Huey  &  Co.,  brick .  165  20 

James  Knetsar . . . .  230  00 

L.  F.  Kerns .  1  20 

J.  S.  Keator  Lumber  Co.,  lumber .  17  09 

B.  Wood,  sand  and  lime .  13  50 

W.  H.  Edwards,  carpenters .  17  50 

- $  487  48- 


SECOND  WARD  HOUSE. 

PLANS. 


J.  W.  Ross,  bal.  account .  $  51  50  $  51  50 

EXCAVATION. 

Dan  McEnary,  contract .  $263  20 

G.  W.  Heck,  team .  3  00 

- $  266  20 

STONE 

Shellberg  &  Thropp .  $438  20 

Tallant,  Marble  &  Stone  Co.,  cut  and  rubble  stone  1411  15 
Wm.  H.  Edwards,  unloading  barge,  hauling  stone  161  20 

Dan  McEnary,  hauling  stone . . .  4  00 

- $2,014  55 

J.  A.  P.  Berg,  laying  up  stone .  $659  96  $  659  96 


BRICK  WORK 


J.  L.  Huey  &  Co.,  brick  and  labor . $6770  50 

John  Abramsen,  brick .  975  00 

Meersman  Bros.,  brick . . .  980  33 

-  $8,725  83; 

SAND,  LIME  AND  CEMENT. 

B.  Wood,  sand,  lime  and  cement .  $816  60 

Jas.  Nelson,  sand .  1100 

E.  Frazier,  lime .  10  00 

Woodworth  &  Gunnell,  cement, .  80  85 

G.  W.  Heck,  drawing  sand,  etc .  198  37 

Dan  McEnary,  drawing  sand,  etc .  30  20 

s  - $1,147  02" 

IRON. 

D.  O.  Reid,  cornice  conductors,  etc . $1765  54 

Downing  Bros.,  cresting  for  tower .  20  40 

L.  F.  Kerns,  iron  work .  10147 

Schillinger  &  Trumble,  dampers .  6  00 

Williams,  White  &  Co.,  arch  iron .  23  75 

Deere  &  Co.,  iron .  33  02 

Moline  Plow  Co.,  iron .  54 

-  $1,950  72- 


lumber. 


J.  S.  Keator  Lumber  Co.,  lumber . $3886  52 

Moline  Plow  Co.,  plank .  3  68 


$3,890  20' 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


STAIRS. 


Deere  &  Co.,  oak . .  $124  50 

H.  &  M.  Bunker,  stair  rail .  155  00 

- $  279  50 

DOORS,  WINDOWS  AND  FRAMES. 

Curtis  &  Bros.,  doors  and  windows .  $981  01 

Bock  Island  Lumber  Co.,  doors  and  windows. .. .  139  40 

J.  S.  Keator  L.  Co.,  doors  and  windows .  7  75 

Library  transom .  2  00 

- -  $1,130  16 

HARDWARE  AND  TILING. 

Stewart  &  Montgomery,  hardware .  $38189 

T.  Dunn  &  Sons,  nails,  etc .  152  24 

W.  P.  Bissell,  hardware .  5  20 

C.  W.  Spencer,  ventilators .  107  40 

E.  Smith,  hardware  and  tiling .  79  35 

- $  726  08 

SLATING. 

C.  G.  Hipwell .  $592  47  $  592  47 

PAINTS,  OIL  AND  PAINTING. 

Moline  Plow  Co.,  paints  and  oil .  $130  36 

Bichards  &  Sohrbeck,  paints  and  oil . 105  00 

Davenport  School  Furniture  Co .  42  65 

Bobt.  Milholland,  painting .  310  03 

- $  588  04 

PLASTERING. 


J.  W.  Long,  contract . $1475  25  $1,475  25 

SUNDRIES. 


W.  H.  Edwards,  carpenters . $3302  81 

W.  H.  Edwards,  laborers .  307  80 

W.  H.  Edwards,  janitor,  night .  81  00 

J.  Knetsar,  mason .  49  37 

Huntoon  Bros.,  sawing .  11  40 

_ 75 2  38 

W.  H.  Edwards,  supt.  8  months .  $1,000  00 

Interest  on  temporary  loan .  $  212  58 


$28,462  44 

BECAPITULATION. 


Salaries,  superintendent  and  teachers . 12150  15 

Salary,  secretary .  300  00 

Salary,  janitors .  1379  29 

- $13,829  44 

Furniture  and  fixtures . $1400  38 

Stationery  and  supplies .  174  45 

General  supplies .  172  21 

Fuel .  784  85 


$2,531  89 


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IMPROVEMENTS  AND  REPAIRS. 


$1096  58 
1663  25 
374  70 
117  25 

- $3,251  78 

INCIDENTAL  EXPENSES. 


Central  House .  $  86  45 

Second  Ward  House .  277  93 

First  Ward  House .  90  70 

Fourth  Ward  House .  41  91 

General  incidental  expense .  203  61 

- $  700  60 

Text  book .  $  46  18 

Maps  and  charts .  84  75 

Reference  books .  127  35 

Apparatus  . . .  65  80 

-  $  324  08 

Insurance .  269  50 


Total .  $20,907  29 

Heating  apparatus,  number  three .  1,603  13 

Heating  apparatus,  number  two . $3715  49 

Cold  air  duct,  number  two .  487  48 

- $4,202  97 


dboe  71  q  qq 

Cost  of  No.  2  House .  28^462  44 


Total  Expenditures .  $55,175  83 


Central  House . 

Second  Ward  House 
First  Ward  House. . 
Fourth  Ward  House 


TUITION  ACCOUNT. 


Balance  reported  last  year .  $541  99 

Tuitions  collected .  235  50 

Fines  collected .  125 

- $  778  74 

EXPENDED. 

Paid  for  reference  books .  $127  35 

Paid  for  apparatus .  65  80 

Paid  for  maps  and  charts . : .  12  00 

- $  205  15 


Balance  in  hands  of  school  treasurer. ; .  $  573  59 


BONDS 


Bonds  voted,  five  per  cents . 

Bonds  sold  and  issued . $19500  00 

Bond  unsold .  3500  00 

Old  bonds  matured .  2515  00 

New  bonds  matured .  1500  00 

Total  bonds  paid  1st  of  July,  1882 .  4015  00 

Bonds  outstanding  and  maturing  July,  1883  to  86  18000  00 

Temporary  loan,  unpaid .  1800  00 


$23,000  00 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


ABSTRACT  OF  REPORT  OF  SCHOOL  TREASURER  FOR  THE 

YEAR  ENDING  MARCH  31,  1882. 


RECEIPTS. 

Balance  1st  Apr.  81. . .  .$17,332  16 


Taxes  per  Co.  Treas..  4,025  23 
Taxes,  Geo.  Pingree..  20,637  40 
Tuitions  per  Secretary  264  77 

Iron,  sold .  6  25 

State  funds .  228  74 

Bonds  sold .  18,000  00 

Temp,  loan .  11,000  00 


$71,494  55 


DISBURSEMENTS. 

Bonds  paid . $  4,000  00 

Interest  on  bonds  paid  651  50 

Treas.  commission _  248  35 

Loan  paid .  3,000  00 

Expenditures  general, 
special,  new  house . . .  53,082  61 
Balance,  31st  March,  82  10,512  09 


Total  $71,494  55- 


Total 


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Superintendent’s  Report. 


To  the  Board  of  Education. 

Gentlemen  :  I  herewith  submit  my  fourth  annual  report  of  the 
Public  Schools  of  Moline. 

Retrospection  for  the  purpose  of  determining  the  value  of  methods 
and  results,  and  of  drawing  conclusions  from  their  contemplation 
which  shall  make  future  efforts  more  intelligent  and  conducive  to 
success,  is  alike  the  privilege  and  duty  of  all.  It  is  only  by  this  re¬ 
trospective  analysis  of  success  and  failure  that  subsequent  progress 
is  assured.  It  is  not  our  purpose  however  to  furnish  a  detailed  ac¬ 
count  of  the  school  work  of  the  past  year,  or  the  various  methods,  new 
and  old,  which  have  been  practiced. 

Conclusions  as  to  the  best  plan  of  handling  the  different  subjects 
of  the  common  school  course  are  briefly  outlined  in  “  Suggestions  to 
Teachers,”  and  have  been  derived  from  careful  observation  of  actual 
work  in  our  own  schools,  and  from  investigation  of  the  reports  of 
many  of  the  leading  schools  in  several  different  States.  These  sugges¬ 
tions  assume  that  the  successful  teacher  of  to-day  is  more  than  a  mere 
conductor  of  recitations ;  that  he  is  an  educator,  concerned  alike  with 
the  physical,  moral  and  intellectual  welfare  of  his  pupils,  and  are  in¬ 
troduced  here  for  the  purpose  of  inducing  teachers  to  take  a  higher 
view  of  the  subject  of  teaching. 

High  School  :  —  The  time  has  come  when  a  consideration  of  the 
reasonable  demands  of  those  sending  pupils  to  the  High  School,  or  who 
contemplate  doing  so,  and  respect  for  the  sentiment  of  the  community 
which  supports  it,  as  well  as  the  prosperity  and  possibly  the  existence 
of  the  school  itself,  require  a  change  in  our  course  of  study.  Not  only 
should  the  course  be  made  acceptable  to  those  who  desire  for  their 
children  an  education  preparatory  to  business  employments,  but  it 
should  afford  at  the  same  time,  for  such  as  desire  it,  an  opportunity  of 
preparing  for  work  in  higher  educational  institutions.  In  our  estima¬ 
tion  this  demand  can  best  be  supplied  by  the  establishment  of  two 
courses;  a  four  years’  course  which  shall  be  made  by  revising  our 
present  English  course  and  adding  Latin  and  German  ;  and  a  three 
years’  course  embracing  a  portion  of  the  subjects  in  our  present  course 
and  such  others  as  are  found  in  the  curricula  of  the  best  Business. 
Colleges. 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


It  was  ascertained  early  last  year  that  over  50  percent  of  the  pupils 
in  the  High  School  would,  with  the  sanction  of  their  parents,  pursue 
the  study  of  Latin  and  German  if  these  branches  were  a  part  of  the 
course,  and  several  of  these  pupils  subsequently  paid  for  private  in¬ 
struction  in  these  subjects.  Many  pupils,  especially  boys,  leave  school 
after  getting  through  the  Grammar  Room  or  first  year  in  High  School, 
who  would  remain  and  complete  a  three  years’  Business  Course  were 
one  made  available.  These  facts  indicate  that  arrangement  of  High 
School  work  as  suggested  would  not  only  swell  the  attendance,  but 
would  command  the  approval  of  the  patrons  of  the  school,  and  by  ac¬ 
complishing  these  results  give  greater  character  and  stability  to  the 
High  School  department. 

This  change  could  not  be  made  without  the  employment  of  an  ad¬ 
ditional  teacher,  for  even  with  our  present  four  years’  English  Course, 
the  labor  of  conducting  twelve  recitations  a  day  is  much  too  great  a 
burden  for  two  teachers,  and  prevents  the  acccomplishment  of  the 
best  results. 

It  seems  to  us  important  that  early  action  should  be  taken  in  this 
matter,  for  it  is  certainly  neither  economical  nor  wise  to  impair  the 
efficiency  of  the  High  School,  and  deny  pupils  and  patrons  the  privi¬ 
leges  they  have  a  right  to  expect. 

Course  of  Study  :  —  The  general  course  of  study  should  be  re¬ 
vised  at  an  early  day.  A  course  was  adopted  by  the  Board  in  1876, 
since  which  time  by  the  natural  process  of  growth  many  changes  have 
taken  place.  New  subjects  have  been  added,  text  books  changed, 
and  in  some  instances  the  grade  work  varied  in  order  to  better  adapt 
it  to  the  capacity  of  pupils,  observation  of  results  and  testimony  of 
teachers  having  demonstrated  the  expediency  of  giving  some  of  the 
prescribed  work  earlier  and  some  later  in  the  course. 

We  believe  a  course  of  study  should  be  developed  in  the  schoolroom 
and  not  arbitrarily  prescribed  for  teachers  and  pupils,  and  that  it 
should  be  flexible,  affording  the  experienced  teacher  an  opportunity 
for  the  exercise  of  reasonable  option.  The  best  course  only  maps  in  a 
general  way  the  path  to  be  pursued.  The  work  of  each  grade  may  be 
approximated  however,  and  the  teacher  thereby  enabled  to  do  the 
work  of  his  grade  intelligently  with  reference  to  the  whole. 

Night  School  :  —  There  were  fifty-three  sessions  of  the  Night 
School  last  winter,  each  two  hours  in  length.  Two  schools  were 
maintained,  one  in  W.  Ward  and  the  other  in  Central  building.  Up  to 
the  holidays  and  the  appearance  of  small-pox  in  the  city,  the  attend¬ 
ance  was  better  than  it  had  been  during  any  previous  winter.  The 
postponement  of  the  winter  term  two  week  had  a  tendency  to  break 
up  the  attendance,  and  the  school  was  continued  but  a  short  time  af¬ 
ter  the  holidays.  Although  148  different  pupils  were  enrolled,  at  least 
thirty  of  these  were  young  men  and  women  who  had  but  recently  ar¬ 
rived  from  Sweden,  and  being  unable  to  speak  or  understand  English 
dropped  out  after  attending  a  few  evenings.  Again  the  crowded  con- 


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dition  of  the  schools  the  first  two  weeks  caused  many  to  leave,  who 
thought  the  attention  they  received  did  not  repay  them  for  the  ef¬ 
fort  of  attending.  jSTo  teacher  of  a  night  school  can  do  good  work 
with  more  than  thirty  pupils,  and  in  the  night  schools  of  many  of  the 
larger  cities  the  number  is  limited  to  twenty.  To  awaken  interest  and 
obtain  results  the  teacher  must  have  time  for  much  individual  work, 
which  is  not  possible  with  a  large  school  in  so  short  a  session  (two 
hours)  as  that  of  the  night  school. 

Industrial  Exhibition  :  —  The  interest  manifested  by  pupils  and 
parents  in  the  industrial  exhibit  made  at  the  close  of  the  winter  term, 
has  suggested  the  advisability  of  an  annual  exhibit  of  this  character. 
Although  a  short  notice  was  given,  and  the  pupils  understood  imper¬ 
fectly  what  was  desired,  so  many  of  them  responded  that  the  list  of  ar¬ 
ticles  reached  several  hundred,  the  boys  working  chiefly  in  wood  and 
iron,  making  models  of  various  objects  ;  the  girls  exhibiting  a  great 
variety  of  needle- work  both  for  ornament  and  use,  as  well  as  many 
specimens  of  cookery. 

By  giving  pupils  due  notice  and  a  few  general  directions,  letting 
them  understand  that  the  article  must  be  the  product  of  their  own 
skill,  no  assistance  to  be  rendered  after  it  is  commenced,  this  exhibit 
may  be  made  a  most  valuable  permanent  feature  of  school  work,  with¬ 
out  in  any  way  interfering  with  what  is  now  being  done.  It  will  not 
only  furnish  occupation  for  the  long  winter  evenings,  but  will  open 
up  a  wide  field  for  the  exercise  of  the  inventive  faculties,  and  for  the 
development  of  that  taste  and  skill  for  which  the  growing  industries 
of  the  country  are  creating  a  greater  and  greater  demand. 

In  conclusion  we  invite  your  attention  to  the  accompanying  tables, 
and  especially  to  table  V  which  is  a  succinct  statement  of  the  growth 
of  the  school  since  1874,  the  date  of  the  publication  of  the  first  pam¬ 
phlet  report.  O  wing  to  some  misunderstanding  regarding  the  items  re¬ 
quired  in  the  school  census,  the  census  of  1882  is  not  ready  for  publi¬ 
cation.  We  would  also  call  your  attention  to  the  “Suggestions  to 
Teachers,”  for  many  points  in  which  we  wish  to  acknowledge  our  ob¬ 
ligation  to  Hamilton  J.  Todd,  Superintendent  of  the  schools  of  Oak¬ 
land,  California,  through  whose  courtesy  a  copy  of  their  most  excel¬ 
lent  course  of  study  was  placed  in  our  hands  with  permission  to  use 
such  parts  of  it  as  we  deemed  proper.  In  many  instances  the  exact 
language  of  the  course  has  been  used. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

W.  S.  MACK,  Supt.  Schools. 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


Suggestions  to  Teachers. 


General  Suggestions  for  the  Guidance  of  Teachers  in  Glass- 

Work,  Government,  Etc. 


1.  Classes  and  Recitations. — The  pupils  in  each  room  above 
the  lowest  primary  may  be  advantageously  divided  into  two  sec¬ 
tions  or  classes  tor  the  purpose  of  recitation  and  study;  but  the 
discretion  of  the  teacher  must  be  exercised  as  to  what  recitations 
this  division  shall  include.  In  Language,  Animal,  Plant  and 
Human  Body  Work,  and  in  Drawing  and  Penmanship  it  is  well  to 
have  the  \yhole  school  recite  as  one  class,  giving  their  undivided 
attention  to  the  teacher. 

Every  teacher  should  have  an  established  order  of  exercises' 
which  may  be  changed  during  the  year  according  to  circum¬ 
stances  of  the  class.  No  uniform  rule  can  be  established  respect¬ 
ing  the  frequency  or  length  of  recitations.  Some  part  of  the  time 
each  day  must  be  allowed  for  study:  but  the  amount  to  be  given 
depends  upon  the  character  of  the  recitations.  When  a  room  is 
not  divided  into.sections,  the  entire  school  should  be  allowed  time 
for  study,  and  taught  how  to  study. 

2.  Recitations  and  Use  of  Text  Books. — In  following  the  course 
of  study  now  used  in  the  schools,  detailed  methods  are  left  to  the 
individual  tact  and  skill  of  the  teacher.  Certain  results  are  re¬ 
quired;  but  it  is  not  expected  that  all  will  reach  those  results  in 
exactly  the  same  way.  The  text  books  are  an  aid  to  teachers,  but 
are  subordinate  to  skillful  teaching.  Examinations  will  be  held 
within  the  bounds  of  topics  prescribed  in  the  course,  but  will  not 
necessarily  be  confined  to  the  details  of  the  text  book. 

The  aim  of  any  recitation  should  be,  to  ascertain  what  a 
pupil  knows  and  what  he  does  not  know  of  the  subject  under  con¬ 
sideration.  A  knowledge  of  these  facts  will  enable  the  teacher  to 
give  such  judicious  help  as  may  be  necessary.  The  arrangement 
of  lessons  in  text  books  is  far  from  perfect,  and  the  teacher  must 
constantly  exercise  a  wise  discrimination,  both  in  assigning 


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lessons  and  in  omitting  unimportant  matter.  Frequently,  the  re¬ 
citation  of  an  assigned  lesson  should  be  brief,  the  principal  part 
of  the  time  being  devoted  to  explanations  and  illustrations  by 
the  teacher.  Written  monthly,  and  occasionally  weekly,  reviews 
are  important,  as  affording  the  best  standard  of  work  during 
these  periods.  Teachers  need  not  mark  daily  recitations  for  it  is 
not  desirable  that  they  be  made  recording  clerks  for  pupils. 

As  soon  as  pupils  become  old  enough  to  master  prescribed 
texts,  teachers  are  cautioned  against  conducting  their  recitations 
on  the  catechetic  plan,  unless  the  chief  object  of  the  recitation  is 
to  lead  the  pupil  to  discover  what  he  is  unable  to  ascertain  with¬ 
out  the  guidance  of  the  teacher.  At  other  times  require  pupils 
to  recite  topically,  thereby  developing  unity  of  thought  and 
expression.  In  assigning  lessons,  encourage  pupils  to  gain  as 
much  information  as  possible  from  outside  sources.  Make  it 
your  business  to  know  what  books  in  the  public  and  school 
libraries  may  be  made  auxiliary  to  the  topics  of  the  text  books 
and  direct  pupils  to  them.  By  doing  this  you  will  lead  pupils 
to  study  the  subject  instead  of  the  book,  and  when  the  time  for 
recitation  comes  to  tell  what  they  have  learned,  in  their  own 
language,  rather  than  to  tell  what  they  have  committed,  in  the 
stereotyped  phraseology  of  the  text  book. 

Teachers  are  expected  to  explain  each  new  lesson  assigned,  so 
that  each  pupil  may  know  what  he  is  expected  to  do  at  the  next 
recitation.  Rules  and  definitions  should  be  plain,  simple  and 
concise,  and  if  deduced  by  teachers  and  pupils  from  the  exercises 
are  more  valuable  than  if  memorized  from  the  book.  Teachers 
should  never  proceed  with  a  recitation  without  the  attention  of 
the  whole  class,  nor  put  questions  in  regular  rotation  around  the 
class.  Simultaneous  recitation  should  not  be  resorted  to,  except 
for  the  purpose  of  giving  occasional  variety  to  exercises,  of 
arousing  or  exciting  the  class  when  dull  and  drowsy,  and  in 
certain  spelling  and  elocutionary  exercises. 

3.  Reading. — The  art  of  reading,  viz  :  the  correct  interpretation 
and  vocal  expression  of  thought,  of  which  words  are  the  signs, 
is  the  most  important  subject  taught  in  our  schools. 

Reading  as  an  art  is  all  that  can  reasonably  be  demanded 
of  our  common  school  course,  and  as  such,  can  be  successfully 
taught  only  by  reading  as  an  exercise.  Teach  the  pupil  the  art  of 
reading  by  requiring  him  to  read.  He,  only,  is  a  good  reader,  who 
is  able  to  place  before  the  mind  of  the  listener,  as  a  conception, 
the  thoughts  of  the  writer.  As  this  is  to  be  accomplished  on 
the  part  of  the  reader  by  the  use  of  the  vocal  organs  mainly,  the 
necessity  of  thoroughly  understanding  what  is  to  be  expressed 
becomes  at  once  apparent.  Among  the  many  aids  to  the  com¬ 
prehension  of  a  selection,  silent  reading  by  the  pupils  during 
class  exercise  will  be  found  one  of  the  best. 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 

Again,  in  the  teaching  of  reading,  teachers  must  not  leave  out 
of  account  the  necessity  of  careful  drill  in  articulation,  inflection, 
and  emphasis,  together  with  the  study  of  the  meaning  of 
the  words  as  used  in  the  selection  under  consideration.  The  aim 
is  not  to  make  finished  elocutionists  of  pupils,  but  to  teach  them 
to  read  easily,  fluently  and  understanding^  with  perfect  pronun¬ 
ciation,  the  ordinary  compositions  occurring  in  our  daily  papers, 
our  periodicals,  our  books  of  history,  travel  and  biography. 

Before  the  pupil  attempts  to  read  in  the  class  it  is  well  to 
ask  these  questions  :  Do  you  understand  the  meaning  of  what 
you  are  to  read  ?  Do  you  think  you  can  read  it  so  as  to  bring 
the  idea  of  the  author  to  the  mind  of  the  hearer  ?  If  he  is  not 
ready  to  answer  these  questions  affirmatively,  more  study  is 
required.  Require  pupils  to  read  the  lesson  as  a  whole  before 
taking  it  up  in  detail.  Do  not  require  them  to  read  as  an  exercise 
what  they  do  not  comprehend.  If  the  selection  is  too  difficult 
substitute  a  simpler  one,  or  allow  pupils  to  read  from  supplemen¬ 
tary  readers,  magazines,  etc.  Teachers  should  insist  on  the 
pupils  reading  as  correctly,  and  as  readily  from  any  text  book 
used  in  the  course  as  from  the  reader.  It  is  better  that  the  pupil 
be  a  good  reader,  than  that  he  be  able  to  answer  so  many 
questions,  merely  as  questions,  propounded  by  the  teacher. 
Concert  reading  should  be  practiced  sparingly.  Insist  on  study 
thereby  making  reading  more  than  a  mere  exercise.  Vocal  drill 
on  the  elementary  sounds  of  the  language  ought  to  be  frequent. 
Let  all  mechanical  work  however  be  subordinate  to  the  one  great 
object  aimed  at,  the  interpretation  and  expression  of  thought. 

4.  Language  and  Grammar. — The  author  of  a  new  and  most 
excellent  Language  series  says :  “  The  value  of  right  formation  as 
compared  with  reformation  is  nowhere  more  noticeable  than 
in  acquiring  accurate  and  ready  use  of  one’s  own  language. 
An  English  sentence  appropriate  to  the  expression  of  child- 
thought  presents  no  difficulty  in  the  way  of  correct  construction 
that  the  child  cannot  be  made  to  meet  and  master.  It  is  therefore 
unjust  to  the  child,  while  professing  to  educate  him,  to  abandon 
him  during  the  formative  period  of  his  life  to  the  uncertainties  of 
his  own  undirected  and  ( in'this  particular )  untrained  observation, 
to  the  chance  that  he  will  imitate  correct  rather  than  incorrect 
speech.  A  knowledge  of  forms,  their  meanings  and  their  re¬ 
lations  is  necessary  to  an  intelligent  correct  use  of  language. 
The  development  of  this  knowledge,  however,  should  be  followed 
by  much  practice  in  original  expression.  Your  test  wdll  be 
variety  of  expression.  Variety  of  expression  is  evidence  of  in¬ 
dividual  jjdevelopment  and  of  good  teaching.  A  written  repro¬ 
duction  by  a  class  characterized  by  a  [sameness  of  expression, 
must  be  taken  as  evidence  of  “rote  work,”  which  in  turn  is 
evidence  of  the  lowest  grade  of  teaching. 


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“Before  the  child  is  permitted  to  make  a  composition  (  oral  or 
written  )  be  sure  that  he  understands  the  subject.  You  may  know 
by  having  him  state  it.  Do  not  allow  him  to  talk  unless  he  can 
state  the  subject.  Let  his  effort  be  so  to  represent  the  subject  by 
words  that  the  hearer  may  understand  it  also.  The  test  of  your 
success  will  be  the  ability  of  the  child,  not  to  repeat  laws  and 
definitions,  but  to  talk  correctly  and  methodically  about  any  ob¬ 
ject  that  he  comprehends.  ” 

Language  as  an  art  can  be  acquired  only  by  constant  practice 
and  the  more  persistent  and  intelligent  this  practice  the  more 
skilful  and  effective  will  the  art  become.  The  every-day  value 
of  language  as  a  means  for  the  clear  and  effective  communication 
of  thought,  makes  it  of  paramount  importance  that  much  careful 
attention  be  given  to  it  in  the  school.  As  the  possession  of  tools 
does  not  benefit  a  workman  unless  he  has  the  skill  to  use  them,  so 
the  storing  of  the  mind  with  knowledge  is  of  no  value  without 
the  ability  to  use  it. 

The  language  course  as  outlined  involves  two  fundamental 
principles;  the  possession  of  ideas  and  the  expression  of  them. 
The  first  duty  of  the  teacher  then  is  to  see  that  the  child  is  in 
possession  of  thought,  and  the  second  is  to  give  such  instruction 
and  practice  that  its  expression  may  be  ready  and  intelligent.  In 
this  connection  let  us  suggest  that  nothing  is  more  essential  to 
the  successful  teaching  of  children  than  variety;  nor  does  variety 
necessarily  destroy  unity  of  effort  as  directed  toward  the  accom¬ 
plishment  of  certain  definite  ends.  It  is  only  an  adaptation  of  the 
work  to  the  nature  of  the  child,  thereby  making  his  labor  pleasing 
and  the  ultimate  result  more  certain.  Ample  provision  is  made 
for  this  in  the  language  course — the  composition  work  covering 
simple  descriptions  of  objects  (including  pictures,)  places’ and 
processes;  simple  narrations  of  events;  epistolary  forms  of 
various  kinds,  and  transformation  of  poetry  to  prose. 

Lastly  it  behooves  teachers  to  see  that  not  a  single  ungram¬ 
matical  expression  by  the  pupil,  no  matter  when  or  where  made, 
is  permitted  to  pass  unnoticed.  Nothing  will  impress  the  pupil 
more  with  the  importance  of  using  correct  language,  or  lead  more 
quickly  to  careful  habits  of  speech. 

5.  Abithmetic. — In  the  primary  grades,  mental  and  written 
arithmetic  should  be  taught  by  the  objective  and  inductive 
methods;  the  mental  with  objects  should  precede  the  written  by 
induction. 

The  true  method  of  imparting  to  a  pupil  a  clear  idea  of  the 
value  of  numbers  consist^  of  three  steps,  viz  :  1.  In  perception  of 
numbers  represented  by  objects  in  sight.  2.  The  conception  of 
numbers  applied  to  objects  not  in  sight.  3.  The  conception  of 
numbers  not  applied  to  objects.  In  other  words;  first  physical 
objects  in  sight;  secondly,  concrete  number; ;  and  thirdly. 


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abstract  numbers.  A  knowledge  of  the  elementary  combinations 
ofjiumbers  should  be  taught  in  the  same  manner.  A  faithful  obser¬ 
vance  of  this  natural  order  will  lead  to  the  best  results.  Abstract 
numbers  and  operations  are  always  reached  as  the  final  step. 

Let  pupils  make  their  own  definitions  after  having  grasped  the 
idea  by  concrete  illustration.  The  explanation  of  definitions, 
statements,  principles,  etc.,  or  the  learning  of  them  by  heart,  be¬ 
fore  the  thoughts  they  express  are  known,  robs  the  pupil  of  an 
important  means  of  growth,  namely,  an  opportunity  to  increase 
his  powers  of  seeing  and  thinking.  Allow  great  freedom  of  ex¬ 
pression,  and  encourage  the  pupil  to  express  the  same  thought 
in  many  different  ways,  always  leading  to  that  form  of  expression 
which  uses  the  fewest  and  simplest  words  possible.  Never  tell  a 
pupil  anything  that  he  can  be  led  to  discover  himself.  Slowly 
lead  him  to  comprehend  the  meaning  of  terms  peculiar  to  the 
subject,  as,  subtract,  remainder,  multiplicand,  factor,  numerator, 
etc.,  by  permitting  him  at  first  to  use  his  own  words  to  express  the 
ideas  conveyed  by  those  expressions,  gradually  making  the  hard 
terms  known  by  daily  association  and  use. 

Not  only  teach  processes  before  rules,  but  teach  rules  through 
processes.  By  following  this  order  you  will  see  that  the  pupil  is 
able  to  solve  understanding^  the  example  or  problem  (which 
after  all  is  i  he  thing  to  be  desired)  even  if  he  cannot  repeat  the 
rule  with  proper  emphasis  and  inflection. 

Bequire  the  pupils  to  take  great  pains  with  their  analyses, 
making  them  clear,  concise  and  logical,  showing  plainly  the  rela¬ 
tion  of  cause  to  effect.  As  an  aid  to  good  analysis  pupils  should 
observe  much  care  in  expressing  their  work,  indicating  each  ope¬ 
ration  and  its  relation  to  the  whole  so  clearly  that  an  observer 
may  easily  trace  the  process. 

Above  all  things  aim  to  have  the  pupil  understand  the 
principle  underlying  the  solution  of  an  example  or  problem.  Ac¬ 
curacy  and  rapidity  are  greatly  to  be  desired  in  arithmetical 
computations,  but  are  valuable  only  as  they  facilitate  right  con¬ 
clusions,  which  is  possible  only,  when  the  principle  involved  is 
understood.  To  test  the  pupils  understanding  of  principles 
practice  stating  problems  in  as  many  different  ways  as  possible, 
employing  every  variety  of  phraseology,  thereby  leading  pupils 
to  work  from  the  conditions  given,  rather  than  from  the  form  of 
statement. 

“No  branch  taught  in  the  schools  more  shows  the  kind  and  qual¬ 
ity  of  the  teaching  than  arithmetic.  If  the  teacher  has  definite  ends 
to  reach,  and  has  the  requisite  knowledge  and  skill,  there  is  no 
branch  where  the  good  results  can  be  more  evident.  Being  with¬ 
out  aim,  and  ignorant  of  methods,  there  is  no  branch  where  the 
teacher  can  do  so  much  to  so  little  purpose.” — Norfolk  County  Report. 


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6.  Geography. — No  study  offers  a  wider  and  more  suggestive 
field  to  the  teacher  than  this ;  yet  none  is  more  likely  to  degener¬ 
ate  into  a  worse  than  useless  routine  of  parrot-like  repetition. 
The  teacher’s  first  aim  should  be  to  impress  on  the  child  the  idea 
that  geography  is  a  description  of  places  and  objects,  with  which 
he  is  entirely  familiar;  that  maps  are  not  mysterious  representa¬ 
tions  of  blue,  pink  and  green  abstractions,  but  only  another  form 
of  something  which,  with  practice  he  himself  can  make.  If  the 
points  of  the  compass  be  taught  by  observing  the  course  of  the 
sun  the  position  of  the  school  room,  etc.,  his  only  idea  of  North 
and  South  will  not  be  the  top  and  bottom  of  the  map. 

Our  location  on  the  Mississippi  affords  many  facilities  for 
making  the  teaching  of  local  geography  interesting.  A  trip  to 
Davenport  and  Bock  Island  will  furnish  material  for  valuable 
object  lessons  on  this  topic,  and  the  windows  of  many  of  our 
school  rooms  afford  similar  opportunities  which  a  thoughtful 
teacher  will  not  fail  to  improve. 

At  a  very  early  period  in  his  course  the  pupil  should  be  able  to 
•draw  maps  of  familiar  localities,  as  the  school  room,  school  floor, 
school  grounds,  city,  The  Island,  township,  county,  etc.,  with  an 
understanding  of  the  points  of  the  compass  and  the  relative  dis¬ 
tances  of  objects.  They  will  not  be  finished  works  of  art,  but  will 
•serve  a  better  purpose  than  the  most  carefully  engraved  speci¬ 
mens  of  topograpy  by  another  hand. 

The  boats  on  the  river  form  a  text  for  teaching  to  some  extent 
the  geography  of  commerce.  Oral  lessons  should  be  given  em¬ 
bracing  information  about  the  cities  and  localities  visited  by 
these  boats,  their  industries  and  productions  and  their  distances 
from  us.  The  trains  which  leave  here  on  the  different  railroads 
traverse  regions  of  hills,  mountains,  valleys,  plains,  rivers  and 
lakes  dotted  with  many  villages  and  cities,  which  are  not  merely 
bla°k  spots  on  a  map,  but  real  places,  fided  with  people  engaged 
in  different  industries  in  which  we  have  an  interest. 

When  the  geography  of  foreign  countries  is  studied  a  similar 
•course  should  be  pursued.  Let  the  leading  aim  of  the  teacher  be 
to  avoid  abstractions  and  deal  with  the  subjects  presented  as 
realities.  Let  the  lessons  be  as  the  name  implies,  graphic,  hold¬ 
ing  up  to  the  perceptions  of  the  pupil  a  living,  moving  panorama 
of  the  world  we  inhabit  in  common  with  millions  of  busy  people, 
who  are  like  ourselves  in  many  respects,  but  possess  marked 
peculiarities  of  their  own,  as  regards  appearance,  language,  occu¬ 
pation  and  religion. 

Current  events  as  mirrored  in  the  Associated  Press  dispatches, 
furnish  instructive  topics  for  a  geography  class,  and  open  a  wide 
field  for  discussion.  Pupils  may  be  requested  from  time  to  time 
to  gather  from  this  source  and  bring  to  the  class  items  of  interest 
pertaining  to  various  countries,  and  these  may  subsequently  form 
the  basis  of  a  composition  exercise. 


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In  the  hands  of  an  enthusiastic  teacher,  the  text  book  will  be  a 
minor  matter,  and  will  be  used  more  as  a  manual  of  reference, 
than  a  reservoir  of  facts  to  be  administered  in  stated  portions  to 
the  class.  Wall  maps  are  a  valuable  adjunct,  and  the  drawing  of 
maps  suggested  should  be  continued  and  made  more  critical 
as  the  pupils  advance. 

Let  the  teaching  be  concrete,  not  abstract;  directed  to  the  per¬ 
ception  and  judgment  rather  than  to  the  memory,  and  so  sugges¬ 
tive  that  it  will  inspire  the  pupil  with  a  constant  desire  to  inves¬ 
tigate  fields  of  study  so  alluring. 

7.  History. — If  history  is  studied  merely  as  a  collection  of  dates 
and  facts  it  cannot  fail  to  prove  uninteresting,  and  the  time  spent 
upon  it  will  be  of  small  advantage  to  the  pupil,  for  his  mind  will 
not  long  retain  what  he  has  learned  without  association  by  a  mere 
act  of  memory.  That  history  may  be  a  live  study,  the  pupil 
should  be  taught  to  find  the  causes  of  the  events  recorded  in  the 
actions  of  men,  and  to  associate  and  group  these  causes  and 
effects ;  he  should  be  taught  that  the  human  nature  of  yesterday  is 
akin  to  that  of  to-day,  and  that  the  events  of  the  past  are  often 
repeated  in  the  history  of  the  present. 

History  being  but  a  record  of  what  man  has  accomplished  here, 
biography  is  one  of  the  most  charming  forms  in  which  to  present 
it  to  children.  The  life  of  a  great  man  comprises  all  that  is  im¬ 
portant  in  the  history  of  his  times.  By  teaching  history  to  a 
great  extent  through  biography,  never  losing  sight  of  cause  and 
effect,  the  child  will  be  able  to  retain  the  knowledge  thus  ob¬ 
tained  as  a  most  valuable  part  of  his  education. 

Teach  but  few  dates  and  see  that  these  are  focal. 

History  and  geography  are  mutual  aids  and  should  go  hand  in 
hand.  Keep  a  map  constantly  before  pupils  while  pursuing  the 
study  of  history,  and  see  that  they  are  able  to  use  it  intelligently 
in  connection  with  their  work. 

In  connection  with  history,  the  pupils  of  the  higher  grammar 
grades  should  be  taught  a  few  lessons  upon  the  theory  of  our 
government,  as  contained  in  the  constitution  of  the  State  and  of 
the  United  States. 

8.  Spelling  and  Pronunciation. — The  orthography  of  the  Eng¬ 
lish  language  is  so  difficult  that  it  must  receive  a  large  share  of 
time  and  practice  in  any  course  of  instruction,  and  in  every  grade. 
The  spelling  book  is  only  an  aid  to  good  spelling;  the  main  re¬ 
liance  for  forming  a  'habit  of  correct  spelling  must  be  on  the 
reading  lessons,  compositions  and  other  written  exercises  as  pro¬ 
vided  throughout  the  course. 

Inasmuch  as  one’s  knowledge  of  orthography  is  made  evident 
only  when  he  writes,  the  spelling  exercises  should  for  the  most 
part  be  written,  although  not  exclusively  so.  Both  eye  and  ear 
should  lend  their  aid. 


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And  since  spelling  must  be  associated  not  only  with  the  form, 
but  to  a  great  extent  with  the  sound^  or  pronunciation  of  the 
word,  pronouncing  exercises  may  be  conducted  with  much  profit, 
by  selecting  lists  of  words  containing  vulnerable  sounds  un¬ 
marked,  and  requiring  pupils  to  look  up  the  pronunciation. 

It  is  also  important  that  the  teachers,  pronunciation  be  as  fault¬ 
less  as  it  is  possible  to  make  it.  It  is  absurd  to  expect  pupils  to 
pronounce  correctly  and  talk  grammatically  when  the  teacher  is 
careless  in  these  respects. 

9.  Writing.— The  board  should  be  made  a  most  valuable  ad¬ 
junct  in  teaching  writing.  It  is  doubtful  if  the  best  results  can  be 
obtained  without  the  facilities  it  offers  for  illustration.  All  the 
members  of  the  class  should  be  made  to  attend  to  the  same  thing* 
at  the  same  time.  Important  letters  and  principles  of  the  copy 
should  be  written  on  the  board,  correctly  and  incorrectly,  some¬ 
times  by  teacher  and  sometimes  by  pupils,  to  illustrate  errors 
and  excellencies.  Pupils  should  not  depend  too  much  on  the 
teacher,  but  should  be  taught  to  recognize  defects  and  to  criticise 
their  own  work. 

In  the  first  lessons  the  teacher  should  begin  with  easy  words 
including  the  simpler  small  letters  and  easy  capitals — such  as  one 
related  on  account  of  some  marked  similarity  of  form,  as  the 
capitals  containing  the  capital  stem.  Pupils  should  also  be 
taught  quite  early  to  write  their  names.  Attention  should  con¬ 
stantly  be  called  to  the  relative  proportions  of  letters,  spacing,, 
slant,  etc.  When  pupils  begin  to  write  with  a  pen,  especial  atten¬ 
tion  should  be  given  to  the  manner  of  holding  it,  as  a  bad  habit 
formed  in  the  first  year  is  corrected  afterwards  with  great 
difficulty. 

10.  Drawing. — The  place  that  drawing  has  taken  and  will  probab¬ 
ly  hold  in  our  course  of  study,  not  as  an  accomplishment  merely, 
but  as  a  branch  of  education  as  important  to  the  development 
and  future  usefulness  of  the  child  as  any  of  the  heretofore  so- 
called  fundamental  branches,  renders  it  of  the  greatest  impor¬ 
tance  that  teachers  should  spare  no  pains  in  acquiring  as 
thorough  teaching  knowledge  of  this  subject  as  of  those  other 
subjects  which  most  are  teaching  successfully.  While  such  pre¬ 
paration  implies  to  a  certain  extent  the  training  of  the  hand  that 
it  may  illustrate  forms  with  facility,  it  implies  still  more  the  cul¬ 
tivation  of  the  eye  and  the  understanding  to  an  appreciation  of 
form,  in  order  that  defects  in  proportion,  combination,  symmetry 
etc.,  may  be  quickly  detected  and  the  remedy  suggested.  Again, 
to  lead  pupils  to  the  best  and  highest  results,  implies  a  compre¬ 
hension  of  the  value  of  drawing  as  discipline,  and  as  a  medium 
for  the  communication  of  thought,  no  less  than  a  knowledge  of  its 
wide-spread  application  to  the  varied  products  of  our  numerous 
industries. 


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We  are  aware  that  to  acquire  that  knowledge  of  the  subject 
suggested,  will  require  study.  It  would  not  be  worth  teaching  if 
it  were  otherwise.  In  the  absence  of  art  training  schools,  and  of 
teachers  fitted  to  teach  drawing  to  teachers,  you  must  rely  to  a 
great  extent  upon  your  own  resources.  Study  the  manuals  ac¬ 
companying  the  course,  and  not  only  the  one  which  explains  the 
work  of  your  particular  grade,  but  all  of  them.  You  are  not  ready 
to  teach  the  work  of  any  grade  until  you  understand  its  relation 
to  the  whole.  Devote  some  time  each  week  out  of  school  to 
training  the  hand.  Beginning  with  book  VI,  take  up  the  remain¬ 
ing  books  of  the  series  in  order  carefully  going  over  exercises 
in  each  as  directed  by  the  manual.  Lastly  we  would  urge  you  to 
consult  the  Art  Department  of  the  Public  Library,  where  you  will 
find  many  instructive  works  relating  to  industrial  art — decorative 
and  useful — its  growth  and  the  principles  which  underlie  it. 

11.  Use  of  Dictionary. — The  dictionary  should  be  introduced 
as  soon  as  pupils  are  able  to  read  in  the  third  reader,  and  should 
be  a  constant  source  of  reference  throughout  the  course.  The 
importance  of  the  dictionary  in  the  preparation  of  all  school  work 
has,  without  doubt,  been  too  long  ignored.  As  the  pupil  advances 
the  occasions  for  using  it,  multiply,  until  at  length,  if  the  habit  of 
referring  to  it  is  established,  it  becomes  indispensable. 

An  intelligent  and  ready  use  of  the  dictionary  requires  among 
many  things  a  knowledge  of  (1)  the  alphabetical  arrangement  of 
words  and  of  the  initial  letters  of  words  as  shown  at  the  top  of 
the  page;  (2)  the  abbreviations  which  denote  the  part  of  speech; 
(3)  the  sounds  of  letters  as  indicated  by  the  diaritical  marks  and 
the  “key  to  pronunciation;”  (4)  the  separation  of  biographical 
and  geographical  names,  etc.,  from  the  body  of  the  dictionary, 
and  (5)  a  sufficient  knowledge  of  the  context  to  discriminate  be¬ 
tween  the  several  definitions  of  a  word  used  therein.  To  impress 
these  points  short  drill  exercises  should  be  given  daily.  Let  the 
teacher  select  a  word  from  the  reader  or  elsewhere,  giving  pupils 
a  limited  time  to  find  it  in  the  dictionary,  and  to  compare  its  use 
in  the  sentence  with  its  various  meanings,  such  drill  if  persisted 
in  will  cultivate  a  ready  use  of  this  most  important  of  reference 
books. 

12.  Manners  and  Morals. — Everything  that  will  improve  the 
morals  and  personal  character  of  pupils  should  be  constantly 
taught  by  example  and  precept.  The  occasional  incidents  of  the 
school  room,  the  play  ground  and  the  street,  furnish  ample 
material  and  opportunity  for  inculcating  habits  of  truthfulness, 
generosity  and  politeness,  the  use  of  language  untainted  by 
profanity  and  vulgarity,  and  respect  for  persons  and  property.  It 
is  the  duty  of  the  teacher  to  take  advantage  of  these  opportuni¬ 
ties,  always  considering  the  lesson  they  teach  of  primary  impor¬ 
tance  compared  with  whatever  else  is  taught,  for  is  it  not  infin- 


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itely  better  that  a  child  at  twelve  or  fourteen  years  be  behind  even 
the  average  pupil  in  intellectual  attainments,  as  schools  go,  and 
be  honest,  generous,  polite,  chaste  in  language  and  respectful,  than 
that  he  lead  his  class  without  these  essential  elements  of  character  ? 

Inasmuch  as  the  moral  training  of  children  must,  for 
psychological  reasons,  be  chiefly  by  example,  it  is  of  the  utmost 
importance  that  the  conduct  of  the  teacher  offer  no  contradiction 
to  that  which  it  is  desirable  to  cultivate  in  the  pupils.  In  all  his 
work,  and  intercourse  with  them  let  him  remember  that  a  foun¬ 
tain  never  rises  hig'her  than  its  source,  and  observing  due  cau¬ 
tion,  endeavor  to  say  and  do  nothing  that  he  would  not  desire  his 
pupils  to  imitate. 

13.  Health. — The  teacher  should  not  only  inculcate  principles 
of  hygiene  by  continued  precept,  but  constantly  have  a  watchful 
care  over  his  pupils  in  respect  to  the  physical  influences  which 
surround  them.  The  most  vigorous  constitution  may  be  im¬ 
paired  for  life  by  a  few  violations  of  what  may  seem  to  be  unim¬ 
portant  rules  of  health. 

Insist  on  cleanlines  and  supply  your  pupils  with  an  abundance 
of  fresh  air,  without  exposing  them  to  drafts.  In  most  school 
rooms  the  number  and  condition  of  pupils,  and  the  artificial  pro¬ 
visions  for  supplying  pure  and  taking  out  impure  air,  are  such  as 
to  make  the  problem  of  ventilation  a  most  important  one.  The 
air  of  a  room  often  becomes  very  foul  without  the  knowledge  of 
the  teacher,  the  change  taking  place  so  gradually,  as  not  to  be 
perceptible  to  one  in  the  room  ;  but  let  a  person  step  in  from  the 
pure  air  outside  and  the  effect  is  sickening.  This  should  suggest  to 
the  teacher  the  importance  of  occasionally  stepping  into  the  hall 
and  remaining  a  short  time.  If  the  air  of  the  room  is  foul  he  will 
be  more  likely  to  notice  it  on  returning. 

We  have  no  doubt  that  a  great  share  of  the  restlessness  mani¬ 
fested  by  pupils  in  the  school  room  during  the  winter  months,  is 
attributable  to  the  air  which  they  breathe,  and  the  fretfulness  of 
many  teachers  probably  springs  from  the  same  cause.  The 
origin  and  spread  of  many  contagious  diseases  common  to 
children,  and  which  often  sweep  through  schools  with  fatal  effect 
are  in  many  cases,  traceable  to  and  always  greatly  facilitated  by 
the  contaminated  air  of  schoolrooms,  which  is  most  favorable  to 
the  development  and  transmission  of  disease  germs. 

Watch  the  thermometer  and  see  that  a  healthful  temperature 
of  68  to  70  degrees  is  maintained.  Don’t  send  for  more  heat 
whenever  you  feel  chilly,  or  a  pupil  complains.  Regulate  the  tem¬ 
perature  by  the  thermometer  and  not  by  your  own  sensations. 

Seek  to  understand  thoroughly  the  heating  and  ventilating 
system  of  your  building,  and  all  the  appliances  of  your  room 
which  pertain  to  its  regulation,  that  you  may  control  it  intelli¬ 
gently  for  your  own  welfare  and  that  of  your  pupils. 


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TABLE  I. 

School  Census,  1881. 


*  Sub- 

District. 

Five  Years  of 
Age. 

Between  6  and  21. 

Under  6. 

Under  21. 

Population. 

m 

<D 

a 

Females. 

Both. 

Males. 

Females. 

Both. 

Males. 

Females. 

Both. 

First . . 

53 

253 

265 

518 

176 

162 

338 

428 

427 

855 

1,702 

Second . 

56 

353 

341 

697 

174 

194 

368 

527 

538 

1,065 

2,413 

Third . 

67 

407 

457 

864 

193 

181 

374 

600 

638 

1,238 

2,838 

Fourth . 

29 

161 

139 

300 

86 

83 

169 

247 

222 

469 

949 

Totals  . 

206 

1,174 

1,205 

2,379 

629 

620 

1.249 

1,802 

1,825 

3,629 

7,902 

Last  Year. . 

168 

950 

1,066 

2,016 

587 

590 

1,177 

1,537 

1,656 

3,193 

7,010 

Gain . 

37 

224 

139 

363 

42 

30 

72 

265 

169 

436 

892 

*  The  First  Sub-District  comprises  the  territory  between  Rock  Island  line,  and  Deere 
street  and  Hnntoon  a  ley;  the  Skcond,  the  territory  between  Deere  street  and  Hun  oon 
alley,  and  Rodman  avenue;  the  Third,  the  territory  between  Rodman  aveuue  and  Ed¬ 
wards  street;  the  Fourth,  the  territory  between  Edwards  street  and  the  District  line  on 
the  East. 


TABLE  II. 

Showing  Number  Different  Pupils  Enrolled  in  all  Schools. 


Schools. 

A  Room. 

B  Room. 

C  Room. 

D  Room. 

E  Room. 

a 

o 

o 

« 

5s 

G  Roobi. 

H  Room. 

a 

o 

o 

Ps 

a 

C3 

Vh 

o 

High  School. 

Total. 

Boys. . . 

49 

41 

41 

33 

33 

33 

35 

17 

11 

18 

311 

Central . 

Girls. . . 

47 

35 

46 

40 

30 

41 

32 

34 

36 

56 

397 

Both. . . 

96 

76 

87 

73 

63 

74 

67 

51 

47 

74 

708 

Boys. . . 

40 

47 

24 

22 

20 

19 

24 

196 

No.  2 . 

Girls. . . 

40 

39 

27 

33 

26 

28 

29 

222 

Both. . . 

80 

86 

51 

55 

46 

47 

.... 

53 

418 

Boys. . . 

36 

26 

20 

23 

19 

149 

West  Ward . 

Girls. . 

44 

23 

19 

25 

25 

15 

151 

Both  . . 

80 

49 

44 

45 

48 

34 

300 

Boys. . . 

69 

44 

100 

East  Ward . 

Girls. . . 

68 

32 

113 

Both. . . 

137 

76 

213 

Boys. . . 

756 

Total  in  Day  School.  . . . 

Girls. . . 

883 

Both. . . 

1,639 

Boys. . . 

126 

Night  School . 

Girls. . . 

22 

Both . . . 

148 

Boys. . . 

882 

Total  in  All  Schools... 

Girls. . . 

905 

Both .  . . 

1,787 

MOLINE  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS. 


31 


TABLE  III. 

Showing  Number  Different  Pupils  Enrolled  in  Each  Grade. 


DEPARTMENT. 

GRADE. 

NO.  ENROLLED. 

TOTALS. 

Primary . 

First  Grade . 

Second  Grade . 

Third  Gra  e . 

521 

306 

256 

1,083 

Intermediate .  . 

Fourth  Grade . 

Fifth  Grade . 

Sixth  Grade . 

143 

121 

100 

354 

Grammar . 

Seventh  Grade . 

Eighth  Grade . 

71 

47 

118 

High  School . 

Ninth  Grade . 

Tenth  Grade . 

E  eventh  Grade . 

Twelfth  Grade . 

32 

27 

11 

4 

74 

Grand  Total, . 1,639 


TABLE  IV. 


Showing  the  Attendance  in  the  Different  Schools  and  the 
Totals  for  each  Month  of  the  Year. 

CENTRAL  SCHOOL. 


MONTH. 

Whole  Number 
Enrolled. 

Average  Number 
Belonging. 

Average  Daily 
Attendance. 

Per  cent,  of  Attend¬ 
ance  on  average  No. 
Belonging. 

No.  of  Cases  of 
Tardiness. 

No.  Neither  Absent 
nor  Tardy. 

September,  1881, . 

617 

570.5 

545  7 

95.6 

23 

262 

October,  “  . 

620 

581.4 

536.6 

92.3 

24 

267 

November,  “  .  . 

597 

574 

533.6 

93 

26 

252 

December,  “  . 

589 

565.6 

531  8 

94 

40 

298 

January,  1882, . 

507 

456.2 

430.6 

94.3 

21 

272 

February,  “  . 

553 

505.2 

464 

92 

49 

201 

March,  “  . 

494 

478.3 

442.4 

92.5 

28 

154 

April,'  “  . 

496 

461 

427 

92.6 

34 

175 

Mav,  “  . 

448 

426.4 

393  1 

92.2 

28 

114 

Average, . 

546.8 

513.2 

478.3 

93.2 

30.3 

221.6 

No.  2  SCHOOL. 


September,  1881, . 

October,  “  . 

November,  “  . 

December,  “  . 

January,  1882, . 

February>  “  . 

March,  “  . 

327 

327 

306 

320 

307.9 

317.3 

289.7 

305 

293.5 

298.3 

269.9 

287.2 

95.3 

94 

93.1 

94.1 

13 

6 

6 

8.3 

149 

118 

84 

117 

April,  “  . 

May,  “  . 

Average, . 

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TABLE  IV.  Continued. 


WEST  WARD  SCHOOL. 


MONTH. 

Whole  Number 

Enrolled. 

Average  Number 

Belonging. 

Average  Daily 
Attendance. 

Per  cent,  ot  At¬ 

tendance  on  Aver¬ 
age  No.  Belonging. 

Number  of  Cases 

of  Tardiness. 

No.  neither  Absent 

nor  Tardy. 

September,  1881, . 

440 

423.1 

403  2 

95.3 

10 

195 

October,  “  . 

453 

431.7 

410.8 

95.1 

15 

216 

November,  “  . 

448 

419.2 

391  6 

93.4 

18 

160 

December,  “  . 

418 

409.3 

398.1 

97.2 

22 

264 

January,  1882, . 

332 

266.2 

244.3 

92 

13 

108 

February,  “  . . 

398 

351 

337  3 

95 

29 

151 

March,  “  . 

228 

213.4 

202.8 

95 

15 

92 

April,  “  . 

245 

232.7 

211.4 

91 

11 

72 

May,  “  . 

248 

231.5 

213.2 

92.1 

3 

73 

Average, . 

356.6 

331.3 

312.5 

94.3 

15 

148 

EAST  WARD  SCHOOL. 


September, 

1881, . 

142 

126.2 

116.2 

92 

12 

57 

October, 

it 

138 

132.5 

115.2 

87 

23 

34 

November, 

ft 

129 

120.3 

108.8 

90.4 

35 

46 

December, 

u 

116 

113.7 

100.9 

90 

14 

46 

January, 

1882, . 

102 

79.9 

73.5 

92 

32 

42 

February, 

it 

102 

82.8 

74.9 

90.4 

21 

20 

March, 

u 

87 

77.8 

69 

88.7 

27 

21 

April, 

it 

103 

95.7 

89 

93 

37 

26 

May, 

u 

112 

96.7 

88.2 

91.2 

24 

16 

Average, . . . 

114.5 

102.8 

92.8 

90.2 

25 

34.2 

TABLE  IV.  Continued. 


TOTALS. 


MONTH. 

Whole  Number 
Enrolled. 

Average  Number 
Belonging. 

Average  Daily  At  - 
tendance. 

Percent,  of  Attend 
ance  on  Average 
No.  belonging. 

Number  of  Cases 
of  Tardiness. 

No.  neither  Absent 
nor  Tardy. 

September,  1881, . 

1,199 

1,119.8 

1,065.1 

95.1 

45 

514 

October,  “  . 

1,211 

1,145.6 

1,062.6 

93 

62  ) 

'  517 

November,  “  . 

1,174 

1,113.5 

1,034 

93 

79 

458 

December,  “  . 

1,123 

1,088  6 

1,030.8 

94.7 

76 

608 

January,  1882, . 

941 

802.3 

748.4 

93.2 

66 

422 

February,  “  . . 

1,053 

943 

876.2 

93 

99 

372 

March,  “  . 

1,136 

1,077.4 

1,007.7 

93.5 

83 

416 

April,  “  . 

1,171 

1,106.7 

1,025.7 

93 

88 

391' 

May,  “  . 

1,114 

1,044.3 

964.4 

92.3 

61 

287 

Average, . 

1,124.6 

1,049 

979.4 

93.3 

73 

443 

MOLINE  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS. 


3S 


ROLL  OF  HONOR. 


Pupils  neither  absent  nor 

Carl  Nye. 

Eddie  Bartlett. 

Millie  Alsterlund. 

Gracie  Hall. 

Willie  Nye. 

Jennie  Lundberg. 

Lola  Mabie. 

Henry  Doetlefs. 

Willie  Alsterlund. 

Kirke  White. 

Lottie  Proseus. 


tardy  during  the  entire  year. 

Emma  Lindgren. 

Emma  Berglund. 

Axel  Englund. 

John  Olson. 

Charlie-  Shellberg. 
Albert  Meline. 

Jennie  Tigren. 

Hilma  Meline. 

Amelia  Seaberg. 

Olivia  Seaberg. 

George  Carlson. 


Pupils  tardy  once,  but  not  absent : 

Anna  Rosendahl.  Lamont  Shupe. 


Pupils  tardy  twice,  but  not  absent  : 

Charlie  Lofgren. 


Pupils  absent  one-half  day,  but  not  tardy  : 


Joe  Christy. 
Eluvia  Wright. 
Elmore  Nelson. 
Lisa  Pfifer. 
Adolph  Halquist. 


Anton  Benson. 
Annie  Hugberg. 
Victor  Langstrom. 
Charlie  Nelson.  - 


Pupils  absent  one  day,  but  not  tardy  : 


Edith  McMann. 
Henry  Cederberg. 
Selma  Anderson. 
Minnie  Tietgen. 
Theodore  Peterson. 


Augusta  Hokinson. 
Adolph  Holt. 
Gustaf  Pfifer. 
Adolph  Shellberg. 


Lottie  Proseus  and  John  Olson  have  attended  school  two 
years  without  being  absent  or  tardy. 

Joe  Christy,  Elmore  Nelson  and  Jennie  Lundberg  have  atten¬ 
ded  school  two  years,  without  being  tardy,  and  have  been  absent 
only  a  half-day. 

Victor  Langstrom  and  Millie  Alsterlund  have  attended  school 
two  years,  without  being  tardy,  and  have  been  absent  only  one 
day. 

Charlie  Shellberg  has  been  absent  one-half-day  and  tardy  once, 
and  Anna  Rosendahl  absent  one  day  and  tardy  once,  during  the 
last  two  years. 


34 


REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


GENERAL  STATISTICS. 


Population  of  district .  7905 

No.  of  persons  in  district  between  6  and  21  .  2255 

Total  enrollment  in  day  schools .  1639 

No.  of  sittings .  1414 

No.  days  of  school . 169 

Highest  monthly  enrollment  (October) .  1211 

Lowest  “  “  (January) .  941 

Average  “  “  .  1124.6 

Average  No.  belonging .  1049 

Average  daily  attendance .  .  979.4 

Per  cent  of  attendance . . .  93.3 

Whole  No.  of  tardinesses .  656 

Average  monthly  tardiness .  73 

Average  No.  neither  absent  nor  tardy  per  month .  443 

Enrollment  in  night  schools .  148 

No.  night  schools .  2 

No.  day  schools,  exclusive  of  High  School. .  24 

No.  teachers  in  day  schools,  not  including  those  in  High 

School . 25 

No.  teachers  in  night  schools . 2 

Av.  No.  pupils  to  a  teacher,  based  on  av.  mo.  enrollment,  ex¬ 
cluding  High  School . .  46.8 

Average  mo.  salaries,  excluding  High  School . $  42.08 

Total  cost  of  instruction  and  supervision,  including  night 

schools .  12,150.15 

Total  expenses  not  including  cost  of  No.  2 . 21,110.04 

COST  OF  INSTRUCTION  AND  SUPERVISION  PER  PUPIL  : 

On  whole  enrollment . $  7.31 

On  average  monthly  enrollment . 10.65 

“  “  number  belonging . . .  11.42 

“  “  daily  attendance . .  .  .  .  i2!23 

COST  PER  PUPIL  FOR  ALL  EXPENSES  : 

On  average  monthly  enrollment . $  18.77 

“  number  belonging . 20.12 

“  “  daily  attendance . . A......  21.55 

HIGH  SCHOOL. 

Total  enrollment  . .  74 

Average  monthly  enrollment . 65.3 

Average  No.  belonging .  63.3 

Average  daily  attendance . .  ( . .  (  59.2 

Per  cent  of  attendance . 93.5 

Whole  No.  of  tardinesses . 38 


MOLINE  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS.  35 

Average  monthly  tardiness .  4.2 

Average  ]STo.  neither  absent  nor  tardy  per  month .  24 

]STo.  of  teachers  employed .  2 

.No.  years  in  course .  4 

Total  cost  of  instruction . . $  1,320.00 

COST  OF  INSTRUCTION  PER  PUPIL  : 

On  total  enrollment . $  17.83 

“  average  monthly  enrollmenc .  20.21 

u  average  Xo.  belonging .  20.85 

“  average  daily  attendance .  22.29 


36 


REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


TABLE  V. 


Showing  Popultion  of  District,  Number  of  School  Age,  Num¬ 
ber  DIFFERENT  PUPILS  ENROLLED,  AVERAGE  MONTHLY  EN¬ 
ROLLMENT,  Number  Teachers  Employged,  Amount  paid  for 
Salaries,  Etc.,  for  Nine  years  ending  July  1, 1882.  Night 
School  not  Included. 


Year  Ending. 

Population  of  District. 

No.  of  School  Age. 

Whole  No.  Enrolled. 

Av.  Mouth  Enrollment. 

No.  Teachers  Employed. 

Av.  No.  Pupils  to  Teach¬ 
er  on  Av.  Mo.  Enrollm’t 

Amount  Paid 
lor 

Salaries. 

Cost  of  Tuition  per  Pupil 
Based  on 

Av.  Month  Enrollment. 

March  31,  1874, 

1533 

624 

15 

41.6 

$8,014.77 

$12.84 

“  “  1875, 

5811 

1715 

976 

766 

19 

40.3 

9,738.50 

12.71 

“  “  1876. 

6297 

2123 

1061 

861 

20 

43 

10,948.85 

12.72 

“  “  1877, 

6409 

1737 

1104 

937 

19 

49.3 

10,704.01 

11.42 

“  “  1878, 

6409 

1819 

1144 

992 

21 

47.2 

10,386.59 

10.47 

“  “  1879, 

6465 

1865 

1285 

1008.6 

21 

48 

10,436.02 

10.34 

7  June  30,  1880, 

*7010 

2016 

1425 

1028 

21 

49 

9,765.48 

9.50 

“  “  1881, 

7902 

2379 

1379 

1086.3 

21 

51.7 

10,037.57 

9.24 

“  “  1882, 

. .  . . 

1639 

1124.6 

1-27 

43.2 

12,150.15 

10.80 

*  The  territory  west  of  Canal  street  is  not  included. 

t  Twenty-two  Teachers  were  employed  nine  months,  including  Music  Teacher;  five 
were  employed  three  months. 

X  The  School  Year  was  made  to  end  June  30,  instead  of  March  31. 


MOLINE  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS. 


37 


TABLE  VI. 

Names  of  Teachers,  Experience,  Salaries,  Etc.,  1881-82. 


CENTRAL  SCHOOL. 


TEACHERS. 

ROOM. 

GRADE. 

Experi¬ 

ence. 

.  MONTHLY 
SALARY. 

Miss  Marion  A.  Kendall.. 
Florence  E.  Clarke.. 

High  School  Prin. 

6  years .... 

2  “  . . 

. $80 

.  66.66 

“  Asst. 

Ella  Cleaves . 

1st  Gramm  er . 

Eiarhth . 

10  “  . 

.  58.33 

Mary  Searle  . 

2nd  “  . 

Seventh  . 

Sixth  . 

2  “ 

....  40 

Gertie  Waters . 

1st  Intermediate.  . . 

1  “  . 

.  36.66 

Mary  E.  Williams... 

2nd  “ 

Fifth . 

U 

.  50 

Emma  L.  Proseus... 

3rd  “ 

Fourth . 

2  “  . 

...  40 

Fannie  A.  Huntoon . . 

1st  Primary . 

Third . 

4  “  .  ... 

.  50 

Jennie  B.  Linn . 

2nd  “  . 

Second . 

4  “  . 

. . .  46-66 

Marilla  Healy . 

3rd  “  . 

First . 

3  “  . 

.  43.33 

Mary  Knowles . 

4th  “  . 

First . 

3  “  •.... 

.  43.33 

NO.  2  SCHOOL. 


Mr.  Saville  Johnson . 

Miss  Clara  Remley . 

Mary  Tyrrell . 

Nora  M.  Vitztlium.. 

Allie  L.  Brett . 

Ellen  M.  Pryor . 

Clara  Searle . 

2nd  Grammar . 

1st  and  2nd  Inter. 
3rd  Intermediate . . 

1st  Primary . 

2nd  “  . 

3rd  “  . 

4th  “  . 

Seventh  . 

Fifth  and  sixth 
Fourth  .... 

Third . 

Second . 

First . 

First . 

2  years . 

3  years . .  . . 

X  “  . 

3  «  . 

2  “  . 

2  “  . 

. $  65 

.  50 

.  43.33 

.  36.66 

.  43.33 

...  40. 

.  40. 

WEST  WARD  SCHOOL. 


Miss  Jennie  Rav . 

2nd  Intermediate.. 

Fifth . 

13  years. . . . 

Mary  Tagu  e . 

3rd 

Fourth 

5  "  “ 

Sarah  Coimwall . 

1st  Primary . 

Third  .  . 

5  <c  .... 

Maggie  McCool . 

2nd  “  . 

Second  . 

5  “ 

Lucy  D.  Evans . 

3rd  “  ..  .. 

First . 

5  “  :::. 

Ada"  M.  Strawder _ 

4th  “  . 

First . 

10  “  . . . . 

$  50. 
50. 
50. 
50. 
50. 
50. 


EAST  WARD  SCHOOL. 


Miss  Nellie  A.  Patch . 

Olive  R.  Mason . 

Average . 

2nd  and  3rd  Prim. 
1st  and  2nd  “ 

2nd  and  3rd. . . . 
1st  and  2nd. . . . 

2  years . 

3  “  . 

. $'40 

.  43.33 

.  48.33 

m 

Average  Monthly  Wages  paid,  omitting  High  School, 


.  $42.08 


38 


REPOET  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


GRADUATES  OF  HIGH  SCHOOL  AND  POSTOFFICE 

ADDRESS,  JUKE  30,  1882. 


Frank  H.  Williams, 

Emma  F.  Jenkins, 

Laura  C.  Long. 

Nellie  (Nourse)  Tillinghast, 
Ella  (Jackson)  Hyde, 

Kittie  (Voorhees)  Henlain, 


H.  Frank  Hartzell, 

Sarah  A.  Cornwall, 

Sucy  Ainsworth, 

Alice  (Crawford)  Cornwall, 
Fannie  A.  Huntoon, 

*  Hattie  McKeeyer, 


Edward  S.  Johnson, 

Mary  Knowles, 

Lallah  (Gunnell)  Drew, 
May  Schoby, 

Nellie  Joslyn, 

Lillie  E.  Swan, 

Stella  B.  Vincent, 
Minnie  (Stephens)  Allen, 
Allie  L.  Brett, 

Emily  (Kerns)  McCurdy, 
Emma  L.  Proseus, 

Alma  (Lind)  Swanson, 

C.  May  Dow, 

Mary  Tyrrell, 


Murray  Arenshield, 

Maggie  (Arcularius)  Cox, 
Ella  (Arcularius)  Rathburn, 
Lillie  M.  Wilson, 

Eunice  (Beal)  Cooper, 

Minnie  O.  Olson, 

M.  Nettie  Shields, 

Nellie  A.  Patch, 

Ella  W.  Livingstone, 

Lydia  Morgan, 

♦Deceased. 


1876. 

Moline,  Ill. 

Spokane  Falls,  W.  T. 

Moline,  Ill. 

203  Perry  st.,  Davenport,  la. 
Monmouth,  Ill. 

Macomb,  Ill. 

1877. 

Topeka,  Kan. 

Moline,  Ill. 

Moline,  Ill. 

Moline,  Ill. 

Moline,  Ill. 

1878. 

Milan,  Ill. 

Moline,  Ill. 

Osceola,  Neb. 

Union  Hill,  Ill. 

Elgin  Ill. 

Moline,  Ill. 

Hampton,  Ill. 

Moline,  Ill. 

Moline,  Ill. 

159  Douglas  ave.,  Chicag’o. 
Moline,  ill. 

Lindsberg,  Kan. 

Moline,  Ill. 

Moline,  Ill. 

1879. 

• 

Watertown,  Ill. 

Hampton,  Ill. 

Hampton,  Ill. 

Moline,  Ill. 

Moline,  Ill. 

Moline,  Ill. 

Moline,  Ill. 

Moline,  Ill. 

Sac  City,  la. 

Coal  Valley,  Ill. 


MOLINE  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS. 


39 


Alice  (Swanson)  Hubbard, 
Mary  E.  Bullen, 

Gertie  M.  Waters, 

Ruth  (Sadler)  Thomas, 

Hillsdale,  Ill. 
Moline,  Ill. 
Moline,  Ill. 
Moline,  Ill. 

1880. 

Kate  Grinnell, 

Anna  Larson, 

Lizzie  M.  Nye, 

Nathan  E.  Tyrrell, 

Jessie  Healy, 

Alice  F.  Morrison, 

Mary  Chase, 

Frank  Knowles, 

Moline,  Ill. 
Moline,  Ill. 
Moline,  Ill. 
Moline,  Ill. 
Moline,  Ill. 
Geneva,  Ill. 
Moline,  Ill. 
Moline,  Ill. 

1881. 

Eleanor  M.  Yitzthum, 
Fannie  Knowles, 

Hanna  Kneberg, 

Nellie  H.  Mangold, 

Nellie  Hanson, 

Emma  L.  Cooper, 

Sadie  L.  Barker, 

George  W.  Crampton, 

Moline,  Ill. 
Moline,  Ill. 
Moline,  Ill. 
Moline,  Ill. 
Moline,  Ill. 
Moline,  Ill. 
Burlington,  Yt. 
Moline,  Ill. 

' 

1882. 

Minnie  Buchholtz, 

Florence  Shields, 

Ben  F.  Tyrrell, 

Moline,  Ill. 
Moline,  Ill. 
Moline,  Ill. 

40 


REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


TEXT  BOOKS. 


Appleton  Readers. 

Olney’s  Arithmetic — Practical. 

Swinton’s  Geographies. 

Guyot’s  Physical  Geography. 

Powell’s  Language  Series. 

Greene’s  Outlines  English  Grammar. 

Prang’s  Drawing. 

Tenney’s  Zoology. 

Gray’s  Botany —  “  How  Plants  Grow.” 

Dalton’s  Physiology. 

Cooley’s  Xatural  Philosophy. 

Cooley’s  Chemistry. 

Wentworth’s  Elements  of  Algebra. 

Wentworth’s  Plane  and  Solid  Geometry. 
Ridpatli’s  U.  S.  History. 

Swinton’s  Outlines  of  Universal  History. 
Townsend’s  Civil  Government — Seventy  Lessons. 
Kellogg’s  Rhetoric. 

Peabody’s  Moral  Science. 


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HIGH  SCHOOL  COURSE  OF  STUDY. 


FIRST  YEAR. 

FIRST  TERM. 

(15  weeks.) 

SECOND  TERM. 

(12  weeks.) 

THIRD  TERM. 

(9  weeks.) 

Algebra. 

Eng.  Analysis. 
Phys.  Geography. 
Spelling. 

Algebra. 

Eng.  Anal.  6  w.  Bot. 
Phys.  Geography. 
Spelling. 

Algebra. 

Botany. 

Phys.  Geography. 
Spelling. 

SECOND  YEAR. 

Geometry. 

Botany  Sw.  Pliys. 
Eng.  Composition. 
Spelling. 

Geometry. 

Physiology. 

Eng.  Composition. 
Spelling. 

Geometry. 

Zoology. 

Eng.  Composition. 
Spelling. 

THIRD  YEAR. 

! 

Arithmetic. 

Zoology. 

Eng.  Composition. 
Spelling. 

Book  Keeping. 
Ancient  History. 
Eng.  Composition. 
Spelling. 

Hat.  Philosophy. 
Mediaeval  History. 
Civil  Govt. 

Spelling. 

FOURTH  YEAR. 

Hat.  Philosophy. 
Modern  History. 
Eng.  Literature. 

Chemistry. 

Moral  Science. 

Eng.  Literature. 

Chemistry. 

Essay  Writing. 

Eng.  Literature. 

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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


Rules  and  Regulations  of  the  Board  of 

Education. 


I.  ORGANIZATION  AND  OFFICERS. 

The  members  of  the  Board  shall  meet  annually  upon  the  first 
Monday  following  the  school  election,  and  organize  by  electing  a  Pres¬ 
ident  and  a  Secretary,  who  shall  hold  their  respective  offices  for  one 
year,  and  until  their  successors  are  duly  elected,  unless  sooner  re¬ 
moved  by  the  Board. 

Elections  shall  be  by  ballot,  and  a  majority  of  all  the  votes  cast 
shall  be  necessary  to  elect. 

II.  DUTIES  OF  THE  PRESIDENT.  . 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  President  to  preside  at  all  meetings  of 
the  Board,  preserve  order,  enforce  the  rules,  sign  all  bonds,  notes, 
agreements,  or  leases,  ordered  to  be  executed  by  this  Board  ;  sign  all 
orders  drawn  on  the  Treasurer,  and  on  or  before  the  first  regular 
meeting  after  the  organization  of  the  Board  shall  appoint,  subject  to 
the  approval  of  the  Board,  the  following  committees,  namely  : 

(1) .  A  committee  of  three  on  School  Grounds  and  Buildings. 

(2) .  A  committee  of  three  on  Supplies. 

(3) .  A  committee  of  three  on  Teachers  and  Finance. 

In  the  absence  or  inability  of  the  President,  a  President  pro  tern. 
shall  be  chosen  by  the  Board,  who  shall  for  the  time  being  exercise  all 
the  authority,  and  perform  all  the  duties  of  the  President. 

III.  DUTIES  OF  THE  SECRETARY. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Secretary  to  keep  a  complete  record  of 
the  proceedings  of  the  Board,  as  well  as  the  receipts  and  expenditures, 
in  such  book  and  in  such  manner  as  the  Board  may  prescribe.  He 
shall  sign  all  documents  requiring  the  signature  of  the  President,  and 
notify  all  members  in  due  time  of  all  special  meetings.  He  shall  take 
into  his  possession  all  books,  papers,  and  other  documents  belonging 
to  the  district  and  held  in  charge  by  the  Board,  and  safely  keep  the 
same  in  such  places  as  they  may  indicate,  subject  at  all  times  to  their 
order,  or  the  examination  by  any  member  thereof,  and  lay  before  the 
Board  at  their  next  meeting  all  letters  and  other  documents  that  may 
come  to  him  for  that  purpose.  He  shall  refer  all  bills  and  claims  pre¬ 
sented  to  the  Board  to  their  respective  committees  to  be  audited,  and, 
when  ordered  paid,  shall  draw  orders  on  the  Treasurer  for  the  payment 
of  the  same.  lie  shall  keep  stubs  of  all  orders  issued,  stating  thereon 
the  party  to  whom  and  the  purpose  for  which  such  order  was  issued, 
the  amount  thereof,  and  the  fund  on  which  the  same  was  drawn.  He 


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shall  hold  his  hooks,  records  and  accounts  at  all  times  subject  to  the  in¬ 
spection  of  any  voter  or  tax  payer  of  the  district,  and  annually  prepare 
and  publish  the  report  required  by  the  school  law,  together  with  such 
other  items  of  interest  and  information  as  the  Board  may  direct.  He 
shall  make  out  and  collect  all  bills,  receive  all  moneys  due  from  inci¬ 
dental  sources,  and  pay  over  the  same  to  the  Treasurer,  taking  his  re¬ 
ceipt  therefor.  He  shall  register  the  names  and  address  of  all  applicants 
for  positions  in  the  schools,  and.  under  the  direction  of  the  Committee 
on  Supplies,  procure  all  necessary  registers,  books  of  record,  blanks, 
etc.,  for  the  use  of  teachers  and  pupils;  shall  meet  the  teachers  at 
their  regular  monthly  meeting,  and  deliver  to  them  their  orders,  tak¬ 
ing  their  receipt  therefor,  and  perform  all  other  duties  generally  in¬ 
cumbent  upon  such  officer. 

IV.  COMMITTEE  ON  GROUNDS  AND  BUILDINGS. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  this  committee  to  take  special  charge  of  the 
school  grounds  and  the  buildings  thereon,  to  examine  them  yearly 
(  and  oftener  if  required  ),  and  report  to  the  Board  what  improvements, 
repairs  or  alterations  may  be  necessary,  furnishing  an  estimate  of  the 
cost  of  the  same. 


V.  COMMITTEE  ON  SUPPLIES. 

This  committee  shall  have  special  direction  of  the  purchase  of  all 
apparatus,  books  of  reference,  furniture,  fuel  and  general  supplies 
used  in  and  about  the  schools,  and,  with  the  advice  of  the  Superinten¬ 
dent,  shall  report  to  the  Board  what  may,  from  time  to  time,  be  need¬ 
ed,  and  with  their  sanction,  shall,  through  the  Secretary,  order  all 
supplies  for  the  various  departments  of  the  school. 

VI.  COMMITTEE  ON  TEACHERS  AND  FINANCE. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  this  committee  to  ascertain,  as  nearly  as 
possible,  what  the  yearly  expenses  of  the  school  may  be,  to  consider 
and  report  to  the  Board  the  amount  of  salaries  of  all  persons  em¬ 
ployed  by  them,  and  to  suggest  candidates  for  all  vacancies. 

MEETINGS  AND  RULES  OF  ORDER. 

1.  The  regular  meetings— except  the  yearly— shall  be  held  on  the 
first  Monday  following  the  last  Saturday  of  each  month,  at  eight 
o’clock  p.  M.,from  the  first  of  April  to  the  first  of  October,  and  at  half 
past  seven  o’clock  p.  m.,  the  balance  of  the  year. 

2.  Special  meetings  may  be  called  at  any  time  by  the  President,  or 
upon  the  written  request  of  two  members,  through  the  Secretary. 

3.  A  majority  of  the  Board  shall  be  required  to  constitute  a 
quorum,  but  a  less  number  may  adjourn  from  time  to  time. 

4.  At  the  appointed  hour  the  President  shall  call  the  meeting  to 
order  and,  as  soon  as  a  quorum  is  present,  shall  proceed  with  the  busi¬ 
ness  of  the  meeting  in  the  following  order : 

(1) .  Reading  of  the  minutes. 

(2) .  Report  and  Suggestions  of  Superintendent. 

(3) .  Reports  of  Standing  Committees  in  order. 

(4) .  Reports  of  Special  Committees. 

(5) .  Communications  to  the  Board. 

(6) .  Bills  and  Unfinished  Business. 

(7) .  New  Business. 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


5.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Board  at  their  May  meeting  to  reap¬ 
point  such  teachers  in  their  employ  as  they  wish  to  retain,  and  notify 
them  of  such  appointment  at  or  before  the  close  of  the  term. 

6.  An  examination  of  applicants  for  vacant  positions  will  be  held 
in  the  month  of  June  of  each  year  ;  notice  of  such  examination,  stat¬ 
ing  position  vacant,  salary  paid,  and  length  of  school  year,  having 
been  previously  given  to  such  applicants.  Applicants  must  pass  an 
Oral  and  Written  examination  in  all  the  branches  now  required  by  law, 
in  Theory  and  Practice  of  Teaching,  and  in  Constitution  of  the  United 
States.  An  average  of  75  per  cent  will  entitle  the  applicant  to  a  cer- 

>  till  cate.  The  Board  may  defer  examination  in  Botany  and  Natural 
Philosophy  for  a  term,  in  which  case  an  average  of  85  per  cent  will  be 
required  in  other  branches.  No  new  appointments  shall  hereafter  be 
made,  previous  to  such  an  examination. 

7.  Separate  bills  must  be  rendered  for  articles  purchased  for  each 
school,  and  in  accordance  with  the  classification  and  duties  of  the  re¬ 
spective  committees. 

8.  Every  member  present  shall  vote  on  all  questions,  unless  ex¬ 
cused  by  the  Board. 

9.  The  yeas  and  nays  shall  be  called  and  entered  on  the  record 
whenever  demanded  by  any  member  of  the  Board. 

10.  No  member  shall  retire  before  the  close  of  the  session  without 
permission  of  the  President. 

11.  Unless  otherwise  provided,  the  rules  of  order  shall  be  the  same 
as  those  for  the  government  of  deliberative  bodies,  as  laid  down  in 
Cushing’s  Manual. 


GENEBAL  RULES. 


1.  The  school  gates  shall  be  unlocked  at  8:80  A.  m.,  and  kept  open 
until  5  p.  m.  The  school  buildings  shall  be  kept  locked  during  the  ab¬ 
sence  of  teachers. 

2.  The  sessions  shall  be  from  9  to  12  a.  m.,  and  from  1:80  to  4:30  p. 
m.,  with  a  recess  of  15  minutes  in  each  session.  Erom  Nov.  15  to  Eeb. 
14  the  afternoon  session  shall  close  at  4  o’clock.  The  primaries  shall 
close  one-half  hour  earlier,  except  in  cases  of  half-day  attendance. 

3.  New  classes  shall  be  formed  in  the  lowest  grade  of  the  Primary 
Department  only  at  the  commencement  of  each  term. 

4.  The  books  used  and  the  studies  pursued  shall  be  such,  and  only 
such,  as  may  be  authorized  by  the  Board. 

5.  Non-resident  pupils  will  be  admitted  to  the  schools,  if  there 
are  vacant  seats,  and  shall  pay  in  advance  the  following  rates  of 
tuition  :  Pligh  School,  60  cents" per  week ;  Grammar  grades,  50  cents 
per  week  ;  Intermediate  grades,  40  cents  per  week  ;  Primary  grades, 
30  cents  per  week.  Bills  of  tuition  must  be  paid  during  the  first  week 
of  each  term.  If  pupils  are  afterwards  unable  to  attend,  money  will 
be  refunded  for  each  week’s  absence. 


DUTIES  OF  TIIE  SUPERINTENDENT. 


1.  The  Superintendent  shall  devote  himself  exclusively  to  the  du¬ 
ties  of  his  office.  He  shall  exercse  a  general  supervision  over  all  the 
schools,  buildings,  etc.;  he  shall  visit  all  the  schools  as  often  as  his  du¬ 
ties  will  permit,  and  shall  give  particular  attention  to  the  distribution 
and  classification  of  the  pupils  in  the  several  schools,  and  to  the  ap¬ 
portionment  among  the  classes  of  the  prescribed  studies. 


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2.  lie  shall  have  authority  to  appoint  such  teachers’  meetings  oth¬ 
er  than  the  regular  monthly  meeting,  as  he  may  deem  proper,  for  the 
purpose  of  conferring  with  the  teachers  in  respect  to  the  best  methods 
of  discipline  and  instruction.  He  shall  have  the  privilege  of  calling 
together  at  those  meetings  such  classes  of  the  school  as  he  may  wish 
to  employ  in  illustrating  the  subjects  discussed. 

3.  He  shall  take  charge  of  and  direct  all  teachers’  meetings,  and 
at  the  close  of  each  term  shall  report  to  the  Board  all  teachers  absent 
or  tardy  or  failing  to  perform  the  parts  assigned  to  them. 

4.  He  shall  attend  the  meetings  of  the  Board  when  required  by 
any  member,  shall  assist  at  the  examination  of  teachers,  shall  examine 
pupils  for  promotion,  shall  attend  the  examinations  of  the  various 
rooms,  or  conduct  the  same,  as  may  from  time  to  time  be  directed. 

5.  He  shall  consolidate  the  monthly  reports  of  the  teachers,  and 
report  the  same  to  the  Board  at  their  next  meeting,  together  with  such 
other  statistics  as  may  be  required,  and  make  such  suggestions  as  may 
assist  the  Board  in  the  discharge  of  their  duties. 

6.  He  shall  carefully  observe  the  work  of  each  teacher,  shall  con¬ 
sult  and  advise  with  him,  and  shall  promply  report  to  the  Board  any 
teacher  inefficient  or  incompetent  to  discharge  his  duties.  He  must 
hold  the  teachers  and  janitors  responsible  for  the  proper  discharge  of 
their  duties,  and  will  himself  be  held  responsible  to  the  Board  for  the 
same. 

7.  He  shall  have  power  to  suspend  a  pupil,  but  only  in  a  case  of 
violent  or  direct  opposition  to  authority,  and  for  conduct  detri¬ 
mental  to  the  interests  of  the  school.  When  so  suspended  a  pupil  can 
be  reinstated  only  by  a  vote  of  the  Board,  and  by  making  an  apology 
as  open  as  the  offense,  and  by  giving  assurance  of  implicit  obedience 
in  the  future. 

8.  He  must,  when  possible,  first  admonish  the  pupil,  and  ask  the 
co-operation  of  the  parent  or  guardian.  When  suspension  takes  place, 
he  must  notify  the  parent  or  guardian,  and  the  Board  of  the  fact,  and 
the  cause  of  the  same. 

9.  At  the  close  of  the  school  year  he  shall  deposit  in  the  office  of 
the  Board  all  class  books,  records,  registers  and  schedules  used  during 
the  year,  and  make  such  report  of  the  condition,  progress  and  wants 
of  the  schools,  as  may  be  required  of  him. 

10.  All  requirements  of  scholars  or  teachers,  by  the  Board,  shall 
be  communicated  through  the  Superintendent. 

11.  The  office  of  Superintendent  is  on  the  second  floor  of  High 
School  Building,  and  his  hours  shall  be  from  8  to  10  a.  m.,  and  from  4 
to  5  P.  M. 


DUTIES  OF  TEACHERS. 

1.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  all  teachers  to  acquaint  themselves  with 
the  rules  prescribed  by  the  Board  of  Education,  and  to  enforce  the 
same  within  their  jurisdiction. 

2.  Certificates  must  be  presented  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Board 
and  oontracts  signed  before  teachers  begin  their  duties. 

3.  Teachers  must  be  in  their  respective  school  rooms  at  least 
twenty  minutes  before  the  opening  of  each  session,  and  five  minutes 
later  shall  open  their  rooms  for  the  reception  of  pupils.  Teachers  who 
are  not  present  at  the  above  named  time  shall  report  themselves  as 
tardy. 

4.  They  shall  call  the  school  to  order  promptly  at  the  appointed 
time,  devote  themselves  during  school  hours  exclusively  to  the  instruc¬ 
tion  of  their  pupils,  maintain  good  order,  and  strictly  adhere  to  the 
course  of  study  prescribed  by  the  Board. 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


5.  They  shall  prepare  a  programme  of  daily  exercises  to  be  kept 
on  the  board,  and  hand  a  copy  to  the  Superintendent,  immediately  af¬ 
ter  the  beginning  of  school  in  September,  and  shall  promptly  notify 
him  of  any  change  therein  during  the  year. 

6.  They  shall  have  no  more  important  duty  than  the  exercise  of 
constant  supervision  over  the  general  conduct  of  their  pupils,  and 
shall  on  all  proper  occasions  call  attention  in  the  most  effective  man¬ 
ner  to  the  importance  of  practicing  good  habits  and  manners,  both  on 
the  school  premises  and  while  passing  between  their  homes  and  the 
school. 

7.  They  are  particularly  enjoined  to  regard  the  moral  and  social 
culture  of  their  pupils  as  not  less  important  than  their  mental  discip¬ 
line,  discountenancing  promply  and  emphatically  vandalism,  falsehood, 
profanity,  cruelty,  or  any  other  form  of  vice. 

8.  No  teacher  shall  read  or  announce,  or  allow  to  be  read  or  an¬ 
nounced,  any  advertisement,  or  allow  any  advertisement  to  be  dis¬ 
tributed  in  school,  except  when  authorized  by  the  Superintendent ;  no 
teacher  shall  allow  any  agent  or  other  person  to  exhibit  in  school  any 
book  or  articles  of  apparatus,  or  permit  any  one  to  take  up  the  time  of 
the  school  by  lectures  of  any  kind,  unless  by  the  consent  of  the  Super¬ 
intendent.  Neither  shall  contributions  for  any  purpose  be  taken  up, 
nor  shall  teachers  receive  presents  of  money  or  valuables  from  pupils 
under  their  tuition. 

9.  No  teacher  shall  send  pupils,  during  school  hours,  upon  errands 
not  strictly  pertaining  to  the  business  affairs  of  the  school. 

10.  No  teacher  shall  resign  without  giving  four  weeks’  written  no¬ 
tice  to  the  President  of  the  Board ;  in  default  of  this  all  compensation 
for  that  time  may  be  declared  forfeited. 

11.  Any  teacher  who  finds  it  necessary  to  be  absent  from  school  on 
account  of  sickness,  or  for  any  other  cause,  must  send  immediate  no¬ 
tice  of  such  absence  to  the  Superintendent. 

12.  Teachers  above  the  primary  grades  shall  make  a  monthly  re¬ 
port  to  parents  and  guardians  of  the  attendance,  punctuality,  deport¬ 
ment  and  scholarship  of  all  pupils  under  their  instruction. 

13.  Teachers  will  be  held  strictly  responsible  for  any  injuries  done 
to  their  rooms  or  furniture.  They  must  attend  carefully  to  the  venti¬ 
lation  and  temperature  of  their  rooms,  taking  care  that  pupils  are  not 
required  to  sit  in  drafts  of  cool  air. 

14.  They  must  promptly  and  neatly  make  out  their  schedules,  reg¬ 
isters  and  reports. 

15.  They  may  detain  pupils  not  more  than  half  an  hour  after  school 
to  make  up  neglected  lessons,  but  no  pupil  shall  be  deprived  of  a  re¬ 
cess. 

16.  They  are  not  expected  to  use  text  books  during  such  recita¬ 
tions  as  have  not  been  prepared  from  text  books  by  pupils,  and  to  use 
them  as  little  as  possible  at  all  times  of  recitation. 

17.  They  shall  promptly  report  to  Superintendent  all  pupils  who 
refuse  to  yield  obedience  to  the  rules  of  the  school. 

18.  Any  teacher  may,  with  the  consent  of  the  Superintendent,  have 
one  half-day  in  each  term  to  visit  other  schools  for  the  purpose  of  ob¬ 
serving  methods  of  instruction  and  discipline  therein. 

19.  Teachers  temporarily  absent  on  account  of  sickness  shall  re¬ 
ceive  the  first  week  only,  one-fourth  of  their  regular  pay. 

20.  All  teachers  in  the  employ  of  the  Board  shall  meet  together  the 
last  Saturday  of  each  school  month,  and,  under  the  direction  of  the 
Superintendent,  devote  two  hours  to  the  discussion  of  such  matters  as 
pertain  to  the  best  interest  of  the  school.  They  shall  meet  at  such 
other  times  as  the  Superintendent  may  direct. 


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21.  Each  teacher  is  required  to  have  a  copy  of  these  regulations 
and  to  read  to  the  scholars,  at  least  once  each  term,  so  much  as  will 
give  them  a  good  understanding  of  the  rules  which  apply  to  them,  and 
by  which  they  are  governed. 


DUTIES  OF  PUPILS. 


1.  No  child  who  has  only  a  temporary  residence  in  the  district  for 
the  purpose  of  attending  the  public  schools  shall  be  received  in  any 
school,  except  by  payment  of  tuition  as  provided  in  Section  5  under 
General  Rules. 

2.  Pupils  shall  provide  themselves  with  all  books,  slates  and  other 
articles  to  be  used  by  the  class  to  which  they  belong. 

3.  They  shall  not  be  allowed  to  go  into  any  hall  higher  than  their 
own,  to  enter  the  school  yard  before  8:30  in  the  morning,  or  to  remain 
on  the  school  grounds,  after  dismissal,  without  permission. 

4.  They  shall  promptly  pay  for  any  damage  they  do  to  the  property 
of  other  pupils.  Any  pupil  who  cuts,  marks,  or  otherwise  injures  or 
defaces  any  school  property  shall  be  fined  for  the  same,  and  shall  be 
liable  to  suspension,  expulsion,  or  other  punishment,  according  to  the 
nature  of  the  offense. 

5.  They  shall  be  examined  each  month  in  all  their  studies  ;  also  at 
the  end  of  each  term.  Pupils  absent  from  the  term  examination  will 
be  examined  by  the  Superintendent  before  they  are  allowed  to  rejoin 
their  classes. 

6.  All  pupils  in  the  High  and  Grammar  schools  shall  pursue  three 
regular  studies,  unless  excused  by  the  Superintendent. 

7.  Any  pupil  who  falls  below  seventy  per  cent  two  successive 
months,  as  indicated  by  his  examination,  shall  be  transferred  to  the 
next  lower  class. 

8.  Pupils  wishing  to  omit  any  prescribed  study  must  obtain  per¬ 
mission  from  the  Superintendent  before  doing  so. 

9.  For  six  half  days’  unexcused  absence  ( two  tardinesses  equal  to  a 
half  day’s  absence),  in  four  consecutive  weeks,  a  pupil  shall  be  sus¬ 
pended. 

10.  Pupils  suspended  for  unexcused  absence,  under  previous  rule, 
may  be  reinstated  for  the  first  offense  by  the  Superintendent,  for  rea¬ 
sons  that  shall  be  satisfactory  to  him.  For  reinstatement  for  subse¬ 
quent  suspensions  under  that  rule,  the  pupil  must  apply  to  the  Board. 

11.  For  absence,  tardiness,  or  dismission  from  school  before  the 
time  of  closing,  the  pupil  must  present  from  parent  or  guardian  an 
excuse. 

12.  After  two  days’  consecutive  absence  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
teacher  to  notify  the  parent  or  guardian  of  such  absence,  and  after 
three  days’  absence  to  drop  the  name  of  such  pupil  from  the  roll. 

13.  Pupils  of  the  High  School  who  complete  the  prescribed  course 
of  study  and  pass  a  satisfactory  examination,  shall  be  entitled  to  cer¬ 
tificates  of  graduation. 

14.  A  training  class  may  be  organized,  the  members  of  which  shall 
receive  daily  instruction  in  the  “  theory  of  teaching,”  and  have  prac¬ 
tice  under  the  eye  of  a  competent  critic. 

15.  Pupils  who  receive  certificates  of  graduation  from  the  High 
School  and  spend  a  year  in  the  training  class,  shall  be  entitled  to  a 
certificate  from  the  Board  of  Education,  and  their  claims  shall  be  en¬ 
titled  to  the  first  consideration  in  filling  vacancies  in  the  corps  of 
teachers. 


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DUTIES  OF  JAXITORS. 

The  janitors  appointed  by  the  Board  are  required  to  keep  the  rooms 
well  warmed  and  properly  ventilated,  daily  swept  and  dusted,  and, 
when  necessary,  washed ;  to  ring  the  bells  as  directed  by  the  Superin¬ 
tendent,  to  keep  the  walks  free  from  snow  and  ice,  to  make  all  needed 
repairs  in  term  time,  to  keep  all  out-buildings  in  good  condition,  to 
closely  watch  and  carefully  protect  all  school  property  in  and  about 
the  building,  and  during  vacation  to  make  such  improvements  upon 
the  building  and  grounds  as  the  Board  or  their  committee  may  direct. 


TENTH  ANNUAL  REPORT 


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YEAR  ENDING  JUNE  30,  1883. 


MOLINE,  ILLINOIS. 


MOLINE,  ILLINOS: 

John  H.  Porter,  Steam  Book  and  Job  Printer. 

1883. 


BOARD  OF  EDUCATION  FOR  1883-84. 


W.  C.  BENNETT,  President. 
H.  H.  GROVER,  Secretary. 


W.  W.  WELLS. 

W.  K.  SLOAN. 

L.  E.  EISH. 

P.  COLSETH. 

TERMS  EXPIRE. 


W.  C.  BENNETT, 

W.  W.  WELLS, 

April,  1884. 

H.  H.  GROVER, 

W.  K.  SLOAN, 

April,  1885. 

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L.  E.  EISH, 

P.  COLSETH, 

April,  1886. 

STANDING  COMMITTEES. 

GROUNDS  AND  BUILDINGS. 

H.  H.  GROVER.  P.  COLSETH.  W.  C.  BENNETT 


W.  W.  WELLS. 

SUPPLIES. 

L.  E.  EISH.  H.  H.  GROVER. 

W.  K.  SLOAN. 


TEACHERS  AND  FINANCES. 

W.  W.  WELLS. 


P.  COLSETH. 


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CORPS  OF  TEACHERS  FOR  1882-83 


VV.  S.  MACK,  Superintendent. 


CENTRAL  HOUSE. 

Miss  M.  A.  KENDALL',  Principal  High  School. 

Miss  F.  E.  CLARK,  Assistant  High  School. 

Miss  EYA  F.  COYALT,  First  Grammar  Room. 

Miss  MARY  SEARLE,  Second  Grammar  Room. 

Miss  GERTIE  M.  WATERS,  First  Intermediate  Room. 

Miss  MARY  WILLIAMS,  Second  Intermediate  Room. 

Miss  EMMA  PROSEUS,  Third  Intermediate  Room. 

Miss  F.  A.  HUKTOOK,  First  Primary  Room. 

Miss  M.  L.  HEALY,  Second  Primary  Room. 

Miss  MARY  CHASE.  Third  Primary  Room. 

Miss  E.  F.  STRATFORD,  Fourth  Primary  Room. 

NUMBER  TWO. 

Mr.  J.  D.  HUBBARD,  Second  Grammar  Room. 

Miss  JENNIE  RAY,  First  Intermediate  Room. 

Miss  M.  A.  TYRRELL,  Second  Intermediate  Room. 

Miss  E.  M.  YITZTHUM,  Third  Intermediate  Room. 

Miss  FT.  M.  JOSLYN,  First  Primary  Room. 

Miss  A.  L.  BRETT,  Second  Primary  Room. 

Miss  E.  M.  PRYOR,  Third  Primary  Room. 

Miss  CLARA  SEARLE,  Fourth  Primary  Room. 

NUMBER  ONE. 

Miss  MARY  TAGUE,  First  Intermediate  Room. 

Miss  L.  C.  LONG,  Second  Intermediate  Room. 

Miss  SARAH  CORK  WALL,  First  Primary  Room. 

Miss  MAGGIE  McCOOL,  Second  Primary  Room. 

Miss  L.  D.  EYANS,  Third  Primary  Room. 

Miss  A.  M.  STRAWDER,  Fourth  Primary  Room. 

NUMBER  FOUR. 

Miss  B.  R.  McCORD,  Intermediate  Room. 

Mrs.  E.  L.  HASKELL,  Primary  Room. 

NIGHT  SCHOOLS. 

E.  S.  GUNNELL.  J.  A.  HOLMES.  J.  D.  HUBBARD. 
GEO.  R.  HOUSED,  Teacher  of  Music. 


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REPORT  OF  THE  BOARD  OE  EDUCATION. 


As  By-Law  requires  the  Board  of  Education  herewith  present 
their  Tenth  Annual  Report. 

IMPROVEMENTS  AND  REPAIRS. 

Improvements  have  chiefly  been  made  upon  the  Second  and  Third 
Ward  houses  and  grounds. 

At  Humber  Two  a  new  iron  fence  has  been  built,  new  walks  laid 
and  other  needed  improvements  made. 

At  Humber  Three  Gold’s  cast-iron  heaters  have  taken  the  place  of 
the  old  heating  apparatus,  and  the  method  of  ventilation  has  been 
greatly  improved. 

INCIDENTAL  EXPENSES. 

The  incidental  expenses  have  not  materially  varied  from  the 
average  of  former  years.  The  general  expense  shows  an  increase  of 
$734.40,  while  the  total  expenditures  show  a  decrease  of  $2,668.  .  The 
amount  expended  last  year  for  heating  apparatus  will  account  for  the 
difference  in  that  department  of  expenses. 

The  reinsurance  of  Humber  Two  and  Three,  and  the  interest  on 
temporary  loans  are  larger  than  for  previous  years. 

NUMBER  TWO  HOUSE. 

Though  only  one  of  the  rooms  of  the  third-story  will  be  needed 
this  year — yet  it  was  deemed  more  economical  to  complete  the  entire 
story.  Work  was  therefore  begun  early  in  Tune,  and  it  is  now  well 
nigh  complete. 

The  Second  and  Third  Awards  have  now  ample  room  for  a  few  years, 
growth.  The  Third  Ward  house  is  now  full  to  overflowing,  and  the 
Fourth  will  soon  demand  more  rooms  and  better  facilities  for  its  work. 

BOOKS  OF  REFERENCE. 

Maps,  Charts  and  Apparatus  have  been  provided,  as  the  wants  of 
the  schools  seem  to  require.  Our  present  supply  of  these  requisites 
of  a  good  school  will  compare  favorably  with  other  schools  in  the 


State. 

TUITION  FUND. 

Last  year  we  reported  a  balance  of .  $  573  59 

Received  during  the  year  from  tuition .  250  10 

Expended  for  reference  books,  apparatus,  etc .  190  80 

Balance  on  hand  for  similar  purposes  hereafter .  632  89 


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BONDED  DEBT. 

Of  the  bonds  issued  for  building  Number  Two,  $18,000  are  now  out¬ 
standing.  These  mature  in  yearly  installments  of  $3,000. 

NIGHT  SCHOOLS  AND  MUSIC. 

The  night  schools  have  been  kept  up  as  usual,  and  the  attendance 
has  averaged  with  that  of  former  years.  It  is  to  be  regretted  that 
many  more  do  not  avail  themselves  of  this  opportunity  to  obtain  that 

knowledge  of  the  common  and  most  essential  branches,  which,  but 
for  their  mistakes,  or  misfortunes ;  they  might  have  acquired  at  an 

earlier  age. 

Instruction  in  music  under  the  efficient  management  of  Mr.  Housel, 
still  forms  a  part  of  our  daily  school  work.  The  success  attained  fully 
warrants  its  continuance. 

SALARIES. 

The  salaries  paid  during  the  year,  exceed  those  of  the  preceeding, 
by  $2,440.  This  is  owning  — not  so  much,  to  higher  prices  paid,  as  to 
the  advance  in  the  schedule  of  salaries  based  upon  the  number  of 
years  of  the  teacher’s  experience.  The  excess  goes  chiefly  as  com¬ 
pensation  for  greater  experience  and  increased  usefulness  of  those 
engaged  in  the  school  wTork. 

Acting  upon  the  hypothesis  that  experience  demands  compensa¬ 
tion,  the  Board  have  added  to  their  scale  of  salaries.  For  the 
present  year  it  stands  as  follows :  First  year,  $330 ;  Second,  $360 ; 
Third,  $390 ;  Fourth,  $420 ;  Fifth,  $450 ;  and  for  Seventh  and  upwards, 
$495. 

CORPS  OF  TEACHERS. 

The  number  of  teachers  employed  has,  during  the  past  year,  been 
increased  by  one,  and  a  like  increase  has  been  made  for  the  coming 
year. 

The  Board  have  decided  to  employ  a  gentleman  to  take  charge  of 
the  High  School,  and  have  secured  the  services  of  an  experienced  and 
successful  instructor  in  that  department  of  school  work. 

In  the  selection  of  efficient  teachers  for  the  High  School  hereto¬ 
fore,  the  Board  have  been  very  fortunate,  but  they  have  become  con¬ 
vinced  that  the  introduction  of  the  masculine  element  is  essential  to 
its  highest  success.  The  young  require  in  school  as  well  as  in  their 
homes,  the  presence  and  stimulus  of  teachers  of  both  sexes.  We 
trust  the  results  of  this  new  departure  may  fully  meet  our  expecta¬ 
tions  and  more  than  compensate  for  the  additional  expense  incurred 
by  the  change. 

COURSE  OF  STUDY. 

The  proposed  change  in  the  course  of  study  referred  to  in  our  last 
reports  is  still  under  consideration,  and  will  doubtless  be  ready  for 
adoption  for  the  coming  year.  While  there  are  strong  objections  to 
the  introduction  of  languages  in  a  school  like  ours— and  while  such  a 
step  might  be  of  doubtful  propriety  and  perchance  of  possible  disad- 


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vantage  to  its  prosperity,  no  one  can  object  to  such  changes  as  will 
make  the  present  course  more  practical  and  inviting  to  those  who 
cannot,  or  will  not  devote  four  years  to  it. 

The  test  of  the  school  rooms  will  best  determine  what  will  in  the 
highest  degree  meet  the  wants  of  all. 

TAX  LEVY. 

The  natural  advance  in  the  schedule  of  salaries  and  the  necessary 
increase,  by  reason  of  the  substitution  of  men  for  lady  teachers,  will 
require  an  increase  of  two  thousand  dollars  in  salaries  alone. 

To  provide  for  additional  rooms,  required  by  the  increase  of  our 
school  population,  and  to  keep  pace  with  the  improvements  of  the 
times  in  all  the  appliances  of  our  school  work,  as  well  as  to  provide 
for  the  incidental  expenses,  we  are  obliged  to  ask  for  another  large 
tax  levy. 

There  is  no  immediate  probability,  hardly  a  possibility,  of  any 
reduction  in  these  yearly  calls,  upon  the  tax  payers  for  the  support  of 
public  instruction.  Those  who  have  the  best  interests  of  our  com¬ 
munity  at  heart  would  not  have  it  otherwise.  Those  who  think  more 
of  personal  aggrandizement  than  of  public  interest  would  not  be  satis¬ 
fied  with  any  tax,  however  small. 

COMPULSORY  EDUCATION. 

The  school  census  shows  of  school  age  2,533,  a  gain  in  two  years  of 
154.  The  Superintendent’s  report  gives  an  enrollment  of  1,680,  in¬ 
cluding  the  night  school  of  107.  On  the  supposition  not  a  very  likely 
one,  that  none  of  those  reported  in  private  schools  are  enrolled  in  the 
public  schools,  there  would  still  be  559  who  do  not  attend  school  at  all. 
Allowing  a  reasonable  proportion  of  the  above  to  be  advanced  beyond 
the  age  at  which  pupils  leave  school,  we  still  have  nearly  200  boys 
and  girls  at  wrork  in  our  shops,  kept  at  home,  or  allowed  to  absent 
themselves  from  school,  simply  because  they  do  not  choose  or  are  not 
permitted  to  attend. 

Nine  years  ago,  in  our  first  report,  we  said  “  the  question  of  even¬ 
ing  schools  for  those  unable  to  attend  during  the  day,  and  the  question 
of  devising  means  to  compel  the  unwilling  to  attend  some  portion  of 
the  year,  must  soon  be  met,  or  the  future  will  reap  a  harvest  of  poverty 
and  crime  that  is  sure  to  spring  up  from  the  seeds  of  ignorance  and 
truancy.” 

In  a  subsequent  report  ( 1877 )  referring  to  those  who  could  not  or 
would  not  avail  themselves  of  our  school  privileges,  we  said  : 

“  Where  are  they  ?  In  the  street  or  at  home  ?  How  shall  we  bring 
them  within  the  influence  of  good  schools  ?  Can  it  be  done  by  a  com¬ 
pulsory  law  ?  Is  the  moral  sentiment  of  our  community  so  enlight¬ 
ened,  or  their  solicitude  for  the  welfare  of  the  young  so  earnest,  that 
such  a  law  would  be  inforced  ?  Its  success  can  be  determined  only 
by  trial.  For  the  sake  of  these  wandering  ones,  we  hope  our  legisla- 


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tors  will  enact  such  a  law,  and  give  us  an  opportunity  to  demonstrate 
whether  it  can  be  made  practical  or  not. 

“A  second  measure  is  also  needed,  that  of  a  Reform  School ,  to  which 
the  wilfully  disobedient  as  well  as  the  criminally  inclined  may  be 
sent,  when  their  removal  from  our  schools  is  demanded  by  the  best 
interests  of  our  pupils.  Our  present  mode  of  treating  refractory 
pupils  is  temporary  suspension  —  for  their  good ;  for  a  repetition  of 
the  offense,  permanent  suspension— for  the  safety  of  the  school. 
Practically  we  turn  the  disobedient  ones  into  the  street  to  mingle  with  others 
worse  than  themselves ,  and  leave  them  in  that  school  of  vice  and  crime,  to 
prepare  themselves  for  graduation  into  the  jail  and  penitentiary.  This 
theory  is  all  wrong — wrong  in  its  conception,  evil  in  its  application  and 
perncious  in  its  results. 

“If  one  of  our  pupils  should  become  inoculated  with  the  small-pox 
would  we  turn  him  into  the  street  ?  or  would  we  send  him  to  the 
hospital,  or  make  his  own  home  a  pest-house,  where  he  might  be  cured, 
and  during  his  recovery  be  kept  from  inoculating  others  with  the 
seeds  of  the  same  disease  ? 

“The  right  of  a  state  to  protect  itself  against  criminals  of  all  classes 
is  unquestioned.  Laws  are  made  for  the  protection  of  the  law-abid¬ 
ing,  through  the  prevention  of  crime,  as  well  as  for  the  reform  or  pun¬ 
ishment  of  the  criminal.  It  is  better  to  protect  ourselves  by  removing 
the  possibility  of  having  criminals,  rather  than  by  confining  them  for 
our  safety  or  their  reform.  We  have  ample  laws  for  the  protection  of 
the  bodily  health  of  our  children  by  removing  the  cause  of  disease. 
Why  not  have  the  same  security  against  the  contamination  of  the  low 
and  the  vile  ?  Are  their  bodies  of  greater  value  than  their  morals  or 
their  minds  ?  There  is  no  more  fruitful  source  of  crime  than  that  of 
idleness  and  ignorance.  If  we  can  lessen  these  we  diminish  crime. 
If  we  can  remove  them  we  remove  the  source  of  crime.  That  we  may 
do  this,  we  should,  as  a  community,  exercise  our  inherent  right  to  ask 
for  a  law,  with  provisions  for  its  enforcement,  that  will  compel  all 
children  of  a  proper  age  to  attend  school  for  a  reasonable  time.  Tor 
the  protection  of  the  well  disposed,  we  have  the  same  right  to  ask  for 
a  School  of  Reform,  to  which  we  can  send  those  who  will  not  cheer¬ 
fully  comply  with  reasonable  requirements,  or  yield  themselves  to 
proper  discipline.  Moline  needs  both  of  these  laws  to-day.  Unless 
we  can  have  them,  we  shall  soon  reap  the  bitter  fruits  of  an  evil 
sowing.” 

And  again,  in  the  next  report,  speaking  of  that  class  of  pupils  who 
either  desire  suspension,  or  evade  it  by  voluntarially  leaving  school, 
we  used  this  language  :  “  For  them  the  only  remedy  is  expulsion  from 
our  schools,  or  confinement  in  schools  of  reform.  Our  only  regret  is 
that  the  law  does  not  permit  us  to  remove  them  to  such  a  school, 
where  they  can  be  more  easily  restrained  and  more  thoroughly  re¬ 
formed.” 

We  now  repeat,  that  from  that  day  to  the  present  time,  practically 


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we  have  been  turning  the  disobedient  into  the  street,  to  mingle  with 
those  worse  than  themselves,  and  have  left  them  in  that  primary 
school  of  vice  and  crime,  to  graduate  into  the  jail  and  tiie  penitentiary. 

The  records  of  our  Police,  County  and  Circuit  Courts  bear  terrible 
testimony  to  the  evil  effects  of  such  a  course,  and  more  than  verify 
our  strongest  statements.  Those  sent  to  reform  school  or  jail,  and 
those  equally  guilty,  but  so  far  avoiding  detection,  or  escaping  con¬ 
viction,  would  afford  ample  opportunity  for  all  the  efforts  of  the  re¬ 
former  and  the  philanthropist  here  at  home.  Without  reaching  a  solu¬ 
tion  of  this  difficult  problem  within  ourselves,  appeals  to  the  law¬ 
making  powers,  have  at  last  been  rewarded  with  a  Compulsory  Law. 

While  it  is  manifestly  imperfect,  and  while  it  omits  its  most  essen¬ 
tial  element,  the  right  and  power  to  send  to  a  room  of  reform  those 
who  can  so  easily  evade  its  requirements,  we  must  accept  what  they 
have  seen  fit  to  give,  and  try  to  make  it  a  success. 

It  now  remains  for  the  parents  and  the  citizens,  no  less  than  the 
Board  and  the  Courts,  to  unite  in  making  the  law  efficient  by  most 
faithfully  enforcing  it. 

For  your  information  we  publish  herewith  the  law  in  full  and 
we  most  earnestly  bespeak  the  assistance  of  all,  not  only  in  making 
its  enforcement  possible  and  practical,  but  in  all  our  endeavors  to 
remove  these  most  prolific  sources  of  evil— truancy,  ignorance  and  per¬ 
sistent  disobedience — from  our  schools,  our  community  and  our  homes. 

For  a  more  complete  statement  of  the  condition  of  our  schools  we 
refer  you  to  the  Report  of  the  Superintendent. 

For  a  detailed  statement  of  our  expenditures,  we  invite  your  atten¬ 
tion  to  the  annexed  exhibit. 

Respectfully  submitted. 

W.  C.  BENNETT, 

II.  II.  GROYER,  President. 

Secretary. 


An  Act  to  Secure  to  all  Children  the  Benefit  of  an  Ele¬ 
mentary  Education. 


Section  1.  Be  it  enacted  by  the  People  oj  the  State  of  Illinois ,  repre¬ 
sented  in  the  General  Assembly ,  That  every  person  having  the  control 
and  charge  of  any  child  or  children,  between  the  ages  of  eight  and 
fourteen  years,  shall  send  such  child  or  children  to  a  public  or  private 
school  for  a  period  of  not  less  than  twelve  weeks  in  each  school  year, 


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unless  such  child  or  children  are  excused  from  attending  school  by  the 
board  of  education,  or  school  directors  of  the  city,  town  or  school 
district  in  which  such  child  or  children  reside.  Such  excuse  may  be 
given  by  said  board  of  education  or  school  directors  for  any  good 
cause  shown  why  said  child  or  children  shall  not  be  required  to  attend 
school  in  conformity  with  this  act. 

|  2.  It  shall  be  a  good  defense  to  any  suit  brought  under  this  act, 
if  the  person  under  whose  control  such  child  or  children  are,  can  show 
that  the  mental  or  bodily  condition  of  such  child  or  children  is  such 
as  to  prevent  its  attendance  at  school  or  application  to  study  for  the 
period  required  by  this  act,  or  that  such  child  or  children  has  been 
taught  in  a  private  school,  or  at  home,  for  the  time  specified  in  this 
act,  in  such  branches  as  are  ordinarily  taught  in  primary  or  other 
schools,  or  has  acquired  the  branches  of  learning  ordinarily  taught  in 
public  schools,  or  that  no  public  school  has  been  taught  within  two 
miles,  by  the  nearest  traveled  road,  of  the  residence  of  such  child  or 
children,  within  the  school  district  in  wdiich  said  child  or  children 
reside,  for  twelve  weeks  during  the  year. 

I  3.  If  any  person  having  the  control  and  charge  of  any  child  or 
children  shall  fail  or  neglect  to  comply  with  the  provisions  of  this  act, 
said  person  shall  pay  a  fine  of  not  less  than  five  nor  more  than  twenty 
dollars.  Suit  for  the  recovery  of  the  fine  and  costs  shall  be  brought 
by  any  director,  or  member  of  any  board  of  education,  of  the  district 
in  which  such  person  resided  at  the  time  of  the  committal  of  the  of¬ 
fense,  before  any  justice  of  the  peace  in  said  township.  Jurisdiction 
is  hereby  conferred  on  all  justices  of  the  peace  in  this  State  for  the 
enforcing  of  this  act.  Such  fine  shall  be  paid,  when  collected,  to  the 
school  treasurer  of  said  township,  to  be  accounted  for  by  him  as  other 
school  money  raised  for  school  purposes. 

\  4.  It  is  hereby  made  the  duty  of  school  directors  and  members 
of  the  boards  of  education,  to  prosecute  offenses  occurring  under  this 
act.  The  neglect  so  to  prosecute  by  any  school  director,  or  member 
of  any  board  of  education,  within  twenty  days  after  written  notice 
has  been  served  on  such  director,  or  member  of  such  board  of  educa¬ 
tion,  by  any  tax  payer  residing  in  such  district,  that  any  person  has 
violated  this  act,  shall  subject  him  or  them  to  a  fine  of  ten  dollars,  to 
be  sued  for  by  any  tax  payer  residing  in  the  school  district  where  the 
violation  of  this  act  occurred,  before  any  justice  of  the  peace  in  the 
township  where  the  said  school  district  may  be  located.  And  when 
such  fine  is  collected  it  shall  be  reported  by  said  treasurer,  and  ac¬ 
counted  for  as  other  moneys  raised  for  school  purposes,  and  be¬ 
come  a  part  of  the  school  fund  of-  said  township. 


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EXPENDITURES. 


SALARIES. 


W.  S.  Mack,  Superintendent . $1,500  00 

CENTRAL  HOUSE. 

Miss  M.  A.  Kendall,  9  months . $800  00 

Miss  F.  E.  Clark,  9  months  .  600  00 

Miss  C.  F.  Covalt,  9  months .  525  00 

Miss  Mary  Searle,  9  months .  383  50 

Miss  Gertie  M.  Waters,  9  months .  360  00 

Miss  Mary  Williams,  9  months .  448  10 

Miss  Emma  Proseus,  9  months .  389  20 

Miss  F.  A.  Huntoon,  9  months .  450  00 

Miss  M.  L.  Healy,  9  months .  420  00 

Miss  Mary  Chase,  9  months .  323  14 

Miss  E.  F.  Stratton,  9  months .  441  56 

- $5,140  50 

NUMBER  TWO. 

Mr.  J.  D.  Hubbard,  9  months . $720  00 

Miss  Jennie  Ray,  9  months .  450  00 

Miss  M.  A.  Tyrrell,  9  months .  411  25 

Miss  E.  M.  Vitzthum,  9  months .  340  00 

Miss  N.  M.  Joslyn,  9  months .  405  90 

Miss  A.  L.  Brett,  9  months .  419  20 

Miss  E.  M.  Pryor,  9  months .  390  00 

Miss  Clara  Searle,  9  months  . .  373  00 

-  $3,509  35 

NUMBER  ONE. 

Miss  Mary  Tague,  9  months . $450  00 

Miss  L.  C.  Long,  9  months .  444  37 

Miss  Sarah  Cornwall,  9  months .  450  00 

Miss  Maggie  McCool,  9  months . .  450  00 

Miss  L.  I).  Evans,  9  months, . 450  00 

Miss  A.  M.  Strawder,  9  months .  450  00 

V  $2,694  37 

NUMBER  FOUR. 

Miss  B.  R.  McCord,  9  months . $348  00 

Mrs.  E.  L.  Haskell,  7|  months .  380  62 

-  $728  62 


SUBSTITUTES. 


Miss  Lizzie  Nye .  $26  36 

Miss  Emma  Cooper .  90  87 

Miss  Lizzie  Hartzell .  9  18 


$126  41 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


NIGHT  SCHOOLS. 

J.  D.  Hubbard .  $15  50 

E.  S.  Gunnell .  70  50 

J.  A.  Holmes . 90  00 

-  $176  00 

SPECIAL  TEACHER. 

Geo.  R.  Housel,  Music .  $480  00 

SECRETARY. 

IT.  H.  Grover,  one  year .  $200  00 

JANITORS. 

Thomas  Jewett,  one  year . $642  00 

Victor  Peterson,  11  months .  517  50 

J.  F.  Forsberg,  101  months .  420  00 

William  Giles  .  66  67 

B.  B.  Sheley .  42  08 

H.  J.  Herron . 26  25 

— * -  $1,714  50 


Total  Salaries .  $16,269  75 

FUKNTTURE  AHD  FIXTURES. 

Davenport  Sch.  Furt.  Co.,  desks,  Ho.  2 . $118  50 

D.  O.  Reid,  tools,  stove,  etc.,  pump .  32  55 

Hovel  ty  Manufacturing  Co.,  repairs .  5  10 

Ezra  Smith,  tools,  etc .  2  50 

Fred  Corns,  brushes .  3  20 

Dunn  &  Sons,  vise,  etc .  9  75 

Hull  Brothers,  curtains .  9  13 

Richards  &  Sohrbeck,  thermometers .  3  10 

W.  F.  Hall,  waste  basket .  85 

Stewart  &  Montgomery,  mower .  14  45 

Davis  &  Co., hose .  13  50 

-  $212  63 

STATIOHERY  AHD  SUPPLIES. 

J.  H.  Porter,  reports,  printing,  paper,  etc .  $155  45 

Wm.  H.  Edwards,  stamps .  50 

Moline  Paper  Co.,  paper .  12  00 

H.  II.  Grover,  stamps,  postal  cards,  etc .  4  95 

-  $172  90 

GEHERAL  SUPPLIES. 

Lewis  Weckel,  brooms . $  1  80 

D.  O.  Reid,  brooms  and  sprinkler .  2  30 

Ezra  Smith,  supplies .  7  30 

Wm.  H.  Edwards,  pails .  50 


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Lee  &  Sons,  brooms . $  6  00 

W.  A.  Olmsted,  markers .  3  01 

Davenport  Sell.  Furt.  Co.,  paper  slating .  2  20 

Dart  Sons,  oil .  9  13 

Wm.  Clendenin,  ink . •. .  15  25 

P.  H.  Peterson,  brooms .  4  00 

Thos.  Jewett,  brooms,  files,  etc .  1  15 

W.  S.  Mack,  supplies .  6  47 

Richards  &  Sohrbeck,  supplies . . .  112  95 

H.  Reticker,  brooms .  3  25 

J.  P.  Soderstrom,  brooms .  1  00 

H.  H.  Grover,  matches .  25 

Holt  &  Wilson,  supplies .  3  35 

-  $179  91 


FUEL. 


Coal  Valley  Mining  Co.,  coal .  $  43  50 

D.  W.  Sickels,  coal . . .  955  44 

Dan  McEnary,  moving  coal .  8  25 

Geo.  Price,  moving  coal .  2  25 

Dimock,  Gould  &  Co.,  splints .  10  50 

- $1,019  94 


IMPROVEMENTS  AND  REPAIRS. 

NUMBER  ONE. 


W.  Edwards,  painting . $  3  50 

Huey  &  Co.,  repairing  chimneys .  44  62 

T.  Bradley,  whitewashing  basement .  4  00 

D.  O.  Reid,  repairs .  36  03 

G.  C.  Hipwell,  repairing  roof .  62  75 

Lee  &  Hunter,  hanging  curtains .  7  50 

L.  H.  Barker,  pump .  17  75 

J.  Staack,  trees .  2  80 

J.  S.  Keator  Lumber  Co.,  lumber .  19  85 

J.  Knox,  Labor .  17  50 

Ed.  Anthony,  varnishing  seats .  15  00 

Dimock,  Gould  &  Co.,  lumber .  22  55 

II.  H.  Grover,  superintending  improvements .  8  00 

-  $261  85 


NUMBER  TWO. 


Barnard  &  Leas  Manufacturing  Co.,  iron  for  fences.  $246  40 


J.  T.  Robinson,  posts  for  fences .  70  50 

Moline  Plow  Co.,  material  and  work  on  fences .  12  38 

Dimock,  Gould  &  Co.,  lumber .  250  59 

L.  F.  Kerns,  iron  work .  6  30 

A.  Olson,  painting  fence .  81  10 

W.  H.  Edwards,  laborers  for  fences  and  walks .  82  00 

W.  H.  Edwards,  laborers  for  fences  and  walks .  125  25 

W.  H.  Edwards,  superintending  work .  112  00 

W.  II.  Edwards,  rye,  etc . .  1  60 

E.  Smith,  fence  and  walks .  12  92 

W.  II.  Edwards,  laborers  in  yards .  10  25 

B.  Wood,  sand  and  cement . .  23  80 

Woodworth  &  Gunnell,  cement .  1  75 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


W.  Simmonds,  drain . $  62  44 

J.  A.  P.  Berg,  earth  and  repairs .  62  10 

Ilarwood  &  Cralle,  manure .  19  00 

Dan  McEnary,  team .  71  05 

D.  O.  Keid,  locks,  tools,  etc .  7  50 

Malleable  Iron  Co.,  cinders .  16  25 

Nelson  &  Nelson,  drayage .  75 

G.  W.  Heck,  use  of  wagon .  1  00 

Davis  &  Co.,  repairs  .  20  55 

Dunn  &  Sons,  door  springs,  etc .  4  75 

Lee  &  Hunter,  weather  strips .  4  25 

E.  Smith,  weather  strips .  9  53 

Shaw  &  Son,  grass  seed . .  3  00 

Water  Power  Co.,  sod. .  18  59 

II.  II.  Grover,  superintending  improvements. . . .  30  00 

J.  Staack,  trees .  12  80 

-  $1,380  40 


NUMBER  THREE. 


K.  Millholland,  varnishing  seats .  $42  50 

W.  Edwards,  varnishing  seats . . .  44  87 

B.  Wood,  sand  and  lime .  4  80 

Huey  &  Co.,  repairs .  14  00 

C.  G.  Hip  well,  repairing  roof .  19  62 

W.  H.  Edwards,  expenses .  25 

Morris  &  Co.,  supplies .  6  03 

Nelson  &  Nelson,  drayage .  25 

Davis  &  Co.,  repairs . . .  27  70 

Dunn  &  Sons,  door  pulleys .  2  65 

Bichards  &  Sohrbeck,  paints  and  varnish .  35  95 

W.  M.  Edwards,  painting . .  6  90 

II.  II.  Grover,  expenses  and.  superintending .  12  30 

J.  Staack,  trees .  40 

-  $218  22 

NUMBER  FOUR. 

J.  S.  Keator  Lumber  Co.,  lumber .  $10  34 

J.  Staack,  trees .  5  00 

-  $15  34 


INCIDENTAL  EXPENSES. 

NUMBER  ONE. 


Bobt.  Millholland,  glazing .  $5  00 

J.  W.  Long,  repairs .  2  50 

E.  Smith,  repairs . 4  73 

Dan  McEnary,  ashes . 8  15 

J.  F.  Forsberg,  labor .  3  35 

J.  S.  Keator  Lumber  Co.,  lumber .  1  78 

J.  Keesler,  labor .  1  69 

C.  B.  Keesler,  labor .  90 

W.  Waldron,  whitewashing .  7  00 

A.  Peterson,  labor . 2  25 

D.  O.  Beid,  repairs,  glass  and  files .  2  83 

J.  Knox,  trimming  trees .  1  00 


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H.  H.  Grover,  trimming  trees .  $  1  50 

Harwood  &  Cralle,  drayage .  1  00 

1ST.  Munson,  labor .  1  50 

Huey  &  Co.,  repairs  on  well . '. .  3  50 

-  $48  08 


NUMBER  TWO. 


Davenport  Sell.  Furt.  Co., repairs .  $  1  50 

J.  D.  Long,  cementing  cisterns . 10  00 

A.  Olson,  painting  pipe . 4  87 

D.  O.  Reid,  repairs,  etc .  14  29 

Dimock,  Goulcl  &  Co., lumber . 9  95 

E.  Smith,  repairs  and  supplies .  8  95 

J.  Keesler,  labor,  repairs .  9  00 

C.  R.  Keesler,  labor,  repairs .  7  20 

J.  W.  Long,  whitewashing  basement .  6  75 

J.  S.  Keator  Lumber  Co.,  lumber .  1  34 

Holt  &  Wilson,  chimneys .  75 

Woodworth  &  Gunnell,  cement . . .  5  00 

Dunn  &  Sons,  glass  and  hardware .  4  54 

L.  F.  Kerns,  repairs . 1  75 

Wm.  Simmonds,  labor . . .  6  00 

Moline  Pump  Co.,  repairing  pump .  8  00 

Moline  Plow  Co.,  fire  brick .  8  25 

B.  Wood,  lime . 1  50 

V.  Peterson,  washing  towels .  2  65 

L.  Berg,  labor .  5  25 

Davis  &  Co.,  repairs  on  heating  apparatus .  93  45 

H.  H.  Grover,  picture  cord,  weather  strips,  labor _  13  40 

Harwood  &  Cralle,  drayage,  etc .  1  50 

Dan  McEnary,  team. . . , .  6  12 

Huey  &  Co.,  lining  furnace .  10  00 

Geo.  Welsh,  labor .  10  50 

M.  Connell,  labor .  17  50 

- -  $270  01 


NUMBER  THREE. 


Stewart  &  Montgomery,  sash  cord .  $3  24 

Dimock,  Gould  &  Co.,  lumber  and  sawdust .  5  35 

Dunn  &  Sons,  lock  and  glass .  8  42 

J.  D.  Long,  repairs .  2  50 

J.  W.  Long,  whitewashing  and  repairs .  16  00 

C.  Fiebig,  repairs,  bell  wires .  4  20 

A.  P.  Fisk,  matting  and  drayage .  3  00 

D.  O.  Reid,  repairs .  19  92 

C.  R.  Keesler,  labor .  6  30 

J.  Keesler,  labor . .  4  15 

L.  F.  Kerns,  repairs .  2  40 

Lee  &  Hunter,  repairs .  5  35 

E.  J.  Severance,  repairs,  clocks .  3  00 

W.  S.  Mack,  cleaning  sidewalks .  5  15 

Wm.  Simmonds,  labor .  8  75 

A.  Olson,  painting  pipe .  7  00 

M.  Connell,  labor .  7  87 

R.  Pattison,  cleaning  house .  3  13 

Harwood  &  Cralle,  drayage .  125 

E.  Smith,  paper-hook  and  repairs .  8  01 

H.  II.  Grover,  labor,  repairs,  etc .  28  25 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


Davis  &  Co.,  repairs  on  heating  apparatus .  $  48  06 

L.  Moulton,  cleaning  house . . .  2  50 

J.  Knox,  trimming  trees .  6  00 

Thos.  Jewett,  washing  towels,  etc .  13  50 

-  $223  30 


NUMBER  FOUR. 


E.  Smith,  nails,  etc .  1  85 

A.  Sundin,  labor .  6  45 

Dimock,  Gould  &  Co.,  lumber  and  sawdust .  9  30 

J.  B.  Kerns,  labor  on  shed .  3  00 

Hull  Bros.,  toweling . .  120 

fm.  Giles,  cleaning  house .  1  80 

B.  B.  Sheley,  cleaning  house .  2  00 

Lee  &  Hunter,  fixing  curtains . . .  2  50 

J.  Knox,  trimming  trees. . . .  1  00 

H.  H.  Grover,  trimming  trees .  150 

H.  J.  Herron,  labor .  1  95 

Harwood  &  Cralle,  drayage .  1  00 

E.  J.  Severance,  cleaning  clock .  50 

Huev  &  Co.,  re-topping  chimney .  9  00 

-  $43  50 


GENERAL  INCIDENTAL  EXPENSES. 


Moline  Gas  Co.,  gas .  $11  90 

S.  W.  AVheelock,  rent  and  heating  office .  80  67 

Moline  Public  Library,  lock .  3  00 

W.  Robinson,  census .  25  00 

Davenport  Sch.  Furt.  Co.,  oil  finish .  12  50 

Richards  &  Sohrbeck,  paints .  3  70 

W.  S.  Mack,  express  and  expense .  19  90 

H.  H.  Grover,  drayage,  express .  3  85 

L.  E.  Kerns,  repairs . 2  50 

Wm.  Clendenin,  books .  2  27 

P.  Nelson,  drayage .  6  75 

Lee  &  Hunter,  curtains  for  office .  -75 

J.  Wixon,  drayage .  1  50 

Hull  Bros.,  muslins  and  curtains .  9  14 

A.  A.  Crampton,  judge  of  election .  3  00 

II.  H.  Grover,  judge  of  election .  3  00 

J.  Knox,  clerk  of  election .  3  00 

D.  O.  Reid,  repairs  on  flues .  4  94 

A.  Peterson,  labor .  7  90 

J.  D.  Hubbard,  census  and  blanks .  50  50 

D.  R.  Bowlby,  cartage  on  piano .  5  00 

E.  B.  Knox,  framing  pictures .  6  00 

C.  J.  Bergbloom,  labor . 5  00 

Harwood  &  Cralle,  team .  3  00 


$274  77 


INSURANCE. 


Gillmore  &  Gleason,  No.  1 .  $60  00 

Gould,  Walker  &  Hemenway,  No.  1 .  60  00 

Wm.  E.  Stevens,  No.  1 .  60  00 

Gillmore  &  Gleason,  No.  3 .  90  00 

Gould,  Walker  &  Hemenway,  No.  3 .  120  00 


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Wm.  E.  Stevens,  No.  3 . $150  00 

YVm.  E.  Stevens,  office .  1  75 

-  $541  75 

INTEREST. 


.  $21  20 

.  122  98 

.  33  82 

.  58  62 

.  22  00 

.  28  43 

-  $287  03 

TEXT  BOOKS. 


H.  J.  Gourley,  readers .  $25  15 

Richards  &  Sohrbeck .  5  71 

W.  S.  Mack . . .  50 

-  $31  36 

MAPS  AND  CHARTS. 

Appleton  &  Co.,  charts .  $9  10 

REFERENCE  BOOKS. 

J.  D.  Hubbard,  cyclopedia .  $30  00 

W.  S.  Mack,  guide  books .  9  00 

S.  A.  Maxwell,  addition  to  library .  36  35 

W.  D.  Baker,  cyclopedia,  animals .  66  00 

-  $141  35 

APPARATUS. 

Ginn,  Heath  &  Co.,  numerical  frames .  $7  10 

YV.  S.  Mack,  blocks,  apparatus . 14  50 

Richards  &  Sohrbeck,  supplies . ' .  18  75 

-  $40  35 


HEATING  APPARATUS. 

NUMBER  TWO. 


Davis  &  Co.,  registers .  $10  60 

Davis  &  Co.,  heaters  for  ventilating  flues, .  81  69 

-  $92  29 


H.  L.  Bullen . . . 

J.  Deere . 

J.  T.  Robinson 

H.  A.  Fogg _ 

W.  Simmonds  . 
YU.  H.  Edwards 


NUMBER  THREE. 


Davis  &  Co.,  heating  stacks  and  pipes . $1,250  00 

YUilliams,  White  &  Co.,  iron  and  scraper .  34  36 

Moline  Plow  Co.,  iron .  82 

E.  Smith,  tin  work .  152  39 

Dimock,  Gould  &  Co.,  lumber .  115  00 

L.  F.  Kerns,  iron  work .  13  90 

J.  F.  Woolensak,  transom  lifters .  5  85 

E.  W.  Spencer,  registers .  3  00 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


Davis  &  Co.,  steam  gauge  and  registers .  $  10  50 

Sickles  &  Preston,  hardware . . .  4  20 

W.  H.  Edwards,  carpenters .  Ill  25 

W.  H.  Edwards,  laborers  and  expenses .  10  10 

W.  H.  Edwards,  superintending  work .  112  00 

- $1,823  37 

NUMBER  TWO  HOUSE. 

J.  A.  P.  Berg,  stone  work .  $26  70 

Robt.  Millholland,  painting .  5  00 

W.  Edwards,  painting .  6  00 

Dimock,  Gould  &  Co.,  lumber. . .  550  32 

Moline  Pump  Co.,  sinks .  15  50 

J.  S.  Keator  Lumber  Co.,  lumber .  6  60 

Davis  &  Co.,  basins .  6  00 

Curtis  Bros.  &  Co.,  doors,  etc .  92  00 

C.  R.  Keesler,  work,  carpenter .  8  10 

J.  Keesler,  work,  carpenter .  13  72 

W.  W.  Wells,  freight  on  doors .  1  95 

Peter  Sinclair,  labor,  third  story . . .  46  75 

J.  Knox,  labor,  third  story .  27  50 

J.  Dufva,  labor,  third  story .  36  00 

B.  Sperbeck,  labor,  third  story .  27  50 

R.  Nye,  labor,  third  story .  68  00 

II.  II.  Grover,  superintending,  third  story .  50  00 

- -  $987  64 

RECAPITULATION. 

Salaries,  superintendent  and  teachers . $14,355  25 

Salary,  secretary .  200  00 

Salaries,  janitors .  1,714  50 

- $16,269  75 


Eurniture  and  fixtures . 
Stationery  and  supplies 

General  supplies . 

Euel  . 


$212  63 
172  90 
179  91 
1,019  94 

-  $1,585  38 


IMPROVEMENTS  AND  REPAIRS. 


No.  1,  (  West  Ward ) . $  261  85 

No.  2,  (  Second  Ward  ) .  1380  40 

No.  3,  (  Central  House  ) .  218  22 

No.  4,  (  East  Ward ) .  15  34 

- $1,875  81 

INCIDENTAL  EXPENSES. 

Number  one . . . $  48  68 

Number  two .  270  01 

Number  three. . . .  223  30 

Number  four .  43  05 

General  incidental  expenses . 274  77 

-  $859  81 

Insurance . $541  75 

Interest .  287  03 

-  $  828  78 


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Reference  Books 

Text  Books . 

Maps  and  Charts 
Apparatus  . 


Heating  apparatus,  No.  2 
Heating  apparatus,  No.  3 


$141  35 
31  36 
9  10 
40  35 

-  $  222  16 


$  92  29 
1,823  37 

- $1,915  66 


$23,557  35 


Completing  No.  2  House .  987  64 

Total  Expenditures .  $24,544  99 


TUITION  ACCOUNT. 


Balance  reported  last  year . . $573  59 

Tuition  collected  and  paid  to  treasurer .  250  10 

-  $823  69 

EXPENDED. 

Paid  for  reference  books . $141  35 

Paid  for  maps  and  charts .  9  10 

Paid  for  apparatus .  40  35 

-  $190  80 


Balance  in  hands  of  treasurer .  $  632  89 

Amount  collected,  in  hands  of  W.  S.  Mack .  42  50 

Amount  due  and  uncollected .  23  10 


Total  tuition  fund, .  $  698  49 

BONDED  INDEBTEDNESS. 

Bonds  outstanding  and  maturing  July,  1884,  to  July,  1889,  $18,000  00 

Bonds  unsold . . . .  500  00 


ABSTRACT  OE  REPORT  OP  SCHOOL  TREASURER  FOR  THE 

YEAR  ENDING  MARCH  31,  1883.  , 


RECEIPTS. 


DISBURSEMENTS. 


Balance,  April  1, 1882. .  $10,512  09 
Taxes  per  city  collector  7,278  97 


Taxes  per  E.  Moline. . .  1,027  69 

Taxes  per  Co.  Treas. . .  7,751  14 

Tuition,  H.  H.  Grover.  228  60 

Lumber  and  mower ...  18  00 

Boilers  sold .  76  00 

Township  fund .  202  98 

State  fund .  2,21128 

Temporary  loans .  6,950  00 

Bonds  sold .  4,500  00 


Bonds  paid . 

Interest  on  bonds . 

Loans  paid . 

Interest  on  loans . 

General  expenditure . . . 
Bal.  on  hand  Apr.  1 ,  ’83 


$3,015  00 
912  84 
8,000  00 
85  70 
24,433  56 
4,309  65 


Total 


$40,756  75 


Total 


$40,756  75 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


SUPERINTENDENT’S  REPORT. 


To  the  Board  of  Education. 

Gentlemen :  I  herewith  submit  my  fourth  annual  report  of  the 
Public  Schools  of  Moline. 

If  the  success  of  a  system  of  schools  depends  chiefly  upon  the  effi¬ 
ciency  and  loyalty  of  the  teachers  employed,  and  upon  their  cheerful 
and  constant  co-operation  with  each  other,  with  the  Board  and  with 
the  Superintendent,  then  indeed,  have  the  conditions  during  the  past 
year  been  favorable  to  the  accomplishment  of  the  best  results  ;  and 
that  you  have  been  satisfied  with  their  labors  is  evidenced  by  your 
action  in  unanimously  re-electing  the  entire  corps. 

The  “  Suggestions  to  Teachers  ”  published  in  last  year’s  report 
have  had  a  tendency  to  make  the  work  in  the  different  branches 
partake  more  of  the  nature  of  education,  and  less  of  the  cut  and  dried 
instruction  which  results  from  too  close  adherence  to  prescribed  texts. 
There  has  been  also  little  friction  between  teachers  and  pupils,  and  con¬ 
sequently  between  teachers  and  parents,  owing  chiefly  to  the  absence 
of  arbitrary  methods,  martinet  discipline  having  been  discouraged 
whenever  and  wherever  observed. 

The  total  enrollment  this  year  is  1,573  as  compared  with  1,639  last 
year  —  a  decrease  of  56.  The  average  monthly  enrollment  however 
is  1,214,  a  gain  of  90  over  last  year ;  the  average  number  belonging 
108  greater,  and  the  average  daily  attendance  94.  This  increase  with 
a  falling  off  in  the  total  enrollment,  indicates  a  higher  degree  of 
punctuality  on  the  part  of  those  attending.  Eor  further  statistics  re¬ 
lating  to  attendance,  etc.,  you  are  referred  to  the  tables  accompany¬ 
ing  this  report. 

Among  the  subjects  to  which  we  wish  to  call  special  attention  is  : 

(1.)  The  Course  of  Study  Both  the  High  School  and  the 
General  Course  of  Study  are  now  under  consideration  by  the  Com¬ 
mittee,  the  first  of  which  will  probably  be  ready  in  season  for  publica¬ 
tion  in  this  report.  We  would  suggest  that  no  effort  be  made  to  pre¬ 
pare  the  General  Course  for  publication  this  year,  but  that  it  be  care¬ 
fully  revised  before  the  beginning  of  the  next  school  year,  a  manu¬ 
script  copy  made,  and  the  work  thoroughly  tested  in  all  the  grades, 
the  teachers  being  invited  to  report  such  criticisms  as  are  suggested  by 
actual  class-work  experience.  By  following  this  plan  a  course  will  be 
obtained  conforming  closely  to  the  requirements  and  possibilities  of 


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the  school.  As  was  said  in  our  last  report,  “  A  Course  of  Study  should 
be  developed  in  the  schoolroom  and  not  arbitrarily  prescribed  for 
teachers  and  pupils.” 

(2.)  Supplementary  Readers:  —  We  have  frequently  urged 
the  advantage  of  two  series  of  readers.  Although  the  Board  have 
liberally  provided  supplementary  reading  matter  from  time  to  time, 
this  has  been  of  a  miscellaneous  nature,  and  more  especially  adapted 
to  sight  reading  in  the  different  grades.  In  addition  to  this  we  need 
a  second  set  of  readers,  corresponding  in  grade  to  the  first  four  books 
of  our  present  series,  containing  very  few  new  words,  but  words  with 
which  the  pupil  is  familiar,  necessarily  transposed,  thereby  giving 
the  pupil  the  kind  and  amount  of  drill  absolutely  essential  before 
he  can  become  a  good  reader.  During  the  past  year  we  tried  this  ex¬ 
periment  in  two  second  and  two  third  primaries,  the  teachers  testify¬ 
ing  that  the  pupils  who  read  through  two  First  Readers  took  up  the 
Second  with  much  greater  facility  than  when  using  only  one  First 
Reader.  We  believe  the  second  series,  if  introduced,  should  be  the 
property  of  the  Board,  the  books  to  be  loaned  to  the  pupils  using 
them,  and  they  and  the  teachers  held  responsible  for  their  careful 
use. 

( 3. )  School  and  Library  :  —  It  seems  to  me  desirable  that  some 
measures  be  taken  by  the  school  authorities  for  bringing  about  a  closer 
relation  between  the  Public  School  and  the  Public  Library,  which 
shall  be  a  reciprocal  benefit  to  each.  The  fact  that  they  are  controlled 
by  different  boards  and  are  the  property  of  different  political  units 
should  not  discourage  any  legitimate  efforts  toward  this  end.  A  little 
over  a  year  ago  we  arranged  a  classified  list  of  all  juvenile  history 
and  biography  in  the  Public  Library,  and  by  means  of  the  heckto- 
graph  made  copies  of  this  list  for  each  intermediate  and  grammar 
school  teacher.  These  have  proved  very  useful  to  the  upper  grade 
teachers,  enabling  them  to  quickly  refer  pupils  to  any  special  book  in 
these  departments  bearing  upon  their  school  work.  If  this  list, 
together  with  a  classified  list  of  books  of  travel  to  be  used  in  connec¬ 
tion  with  geography,  and  a  list  of  such  books  on  science  as  are  adapted 
to  the  capacity  of  the  pupils,  and  even  the  best  works  of  fiction,  could 
be  published  in  the  annual  report,  or  on  slips,  and  distributed  among 
the  teachers  and  older  pupils,  not  only  the  efficiency  of  the  school 
work  would  be  increased,  but  much  could  be  done  to  inspire  a  love 
for  good  reading.  A  school  that  teaches  only  the  right  use  of  books 
could  hardly  be  called  a  failure. 

( 4. )  Physical  Culture  :  —  There  should  be  some  systematic 
plan  of  giving  physical  training  in  every  school  —  nor  should  this  train¬ 
ing  be  spasmodic  —  ten  minutes  or  more  to-day  and  nothing  to-mor¬ 
row,  but  should  be  as  regular  and  persistent  as  any  other  school  exer¬ 
cise.  In  order  to  make  this  training  a  fact  and  not  something  theo¬ 
retically  desirable  merely,  teachers  should  understand  that  they  are 
not  to  attend  to  intellectual  and  moral  training  only,  but  to  that 


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which  ensures  a  sound  and  well-organized  body  as  well.  In  order 
that  teachers  may  know  just  what  physical  training  to  give,  carefully 
prepared  manuals,  containing  exercises  adapted  to  the  conditions  of 
the  average  graded  school,  and  comprehensive  enough  to  bring  into 
action  all  the  principal  muscles  of  the  body,  should  be  placed  in  every 
school-room,  with  the  injunction  that  when  the  arithmetic,  the  read¬ 
ing  or  the  language  exercise  is  omitted  from  the  programme,  then  and 
then  only  shall  the  gymnastic  exercise  be  dispensed  with.  We  have 
been  making  careful  inquiries  and  expect  to  be  able  to  recommend 
such  a  manual  at  an  early  day.  We  have  no  doubt  that  ten  minutes  a 
day,  one  hundred  and  eighty  school  days  of  the  year,  devoted  to  this 
work  would  produce  results  plainly  evident  in  more  erect  positions 
while  sitting,  standing  and  walking ;  more  volume  of  voice  in  reading 
and  talking,  and  better  lessons  both  on  account  of  the  relaxation  pro¬ 
duced  by  the  practice  of  any  given  exercise,  as  well  as  the  generally 
improved  physical  condition. 

( 5. )  Admission  of  Pupils  :  —  In  conclusion  we  wish  to  call  your 
attention  to  the  admission  of  beginners.  That  pupils  coming  to 
school  the  first  time  should  be  admitted  but  twice  a  year  is  a  matter 
that  very  much  concerns  the  efficiency  of  the  first  primary  grade.  The 
plan  to  which  we  allude  is  followed  in  many  schools  for  obvious 
reasons  —  reasons  affecting  the  child  seeking  admission  no  less  than 
the  school. 

We  will  say  that  at  the  beginning  of  the  year  the  first  grade  is  or¬ 
ganized  into  two  classes.  At  the  commencement  of  the  winter  term 
four  months  hence,  ten  to  twenty  beginners  enter,  making  a  third 
class,  it  being  impossible  for  these  beginners  to  enter  the  classes 
already  organized.  In  the  spring  another  influx  of  beginners  swells 
the  number  of  classes  to  four.  By  this  time  the  school  has  become 
unhealtlifully  large,  and  the  multiplication  of  classes  and  recitations 
has  cut  short  the  time  previously  allotted  to  the  latter,  thereby  impair¬ 
ing  the  efficiency  of  the  teacher’s  work. 

This  difficulty  would  be  obviated  by  having  only  two  stated  times 
in  each  year  for  the  admission  of  beginners — one  at  the  beginning  of 
the  school  year  in  September  and  the  other  in  February,  the  second 
month  of  the  winter  term.  The  most  inclement  part  of  winter  has 
passed  at  this  latter  date  and  four  months  remain  in  which  to  give  the 
children  of  the  third  division  a  substantial  start  before  the  close  of 
the  school  year.  This  arrangement  would  give  the  first  grade  teach¬ 
ers  two  classes  the  first  five  months,  and  three  the  last  four  months  of 
the  year,  unless  perchance  it  should  be  deemed  advisable  to  make 
promotions  in  February,  in  which  case  the  first  grade  could  be  kept  in 
two  divisions  throughout  the  year. .  The  greatly  improved  results 
should  make  this  plan  equally  acceptable  to  parents  and  teachers. 

Kespectfully  submitted, 

W.  S.  MACK,  Supt.  Schools. 


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TABLE  I. 


School  Census,  1883. 


SUB- 

Distbict. 

Five  Years  of 
Age. 

Bet 6  and  21 

Under  6. 

Under  21. 

Population. 

d 

•  H 

c6 

o 

Loss. 

i  Males. 

Females. 

Both. 

Males. 

Females. 

Both. 

Males. 

Females. 

Both. 

Fibst  . 

48 

288 

293 

581 

196 

179 

375 

484 

472 

956 

1846 

144 

Second  . 

80 

316 

349 

765 

204 

184 

389 

520 

534 

1054 

2378 

•  •  •  • 

35 

Third  . 

61 

384 

415 

799 

164 

168 

328 

575 

583 

1158 

2665 

.... 

173 

Fourth  . 

27 

197 

191 

388 

88 

85 

173 

285 

276 

561 

1116 

167 

.... 

Totals . 

216 

1175 

1248 

2533 

648 

617 

1265 

1864 

1865 

3729 

8005 

Last  Year. . . . 

206 

1174 

1205 

2379 

629 

620 

1249 

1802 

1825 

3629 

7902 

Gain . 

10 

1 

43 

154 

19 

16 

62 

40 

100 

103 

Loss . 

3 

TABLE  II. 


Showing  Number  Different  Pupils  Enrolled  in  All  Schools. 


Schools. 

A  Room. 

B  Room. 

C  Room. 

D  Room 

E  Room 

F  Room 

G  Room 

H  Room 

Gram.  Room 

High  School 

Total. 

Boys . . . 

45 

44 

44 

34 

29 

25 

15 

16 

17 

15 

284 

Central . . 

Girls  . . 

42 

44 

29 

32 

42 

31 

24 

24 

29 

57 

354 

Both  . . 

87 

88 

73 

66 

71 

56 

39 

40 

46 

72 

638 

Boys . . . 

38 

38 

32 

32 

27 

24 

15 

15 

221 

No.  2  . 

Girls  . . 

18 

40 

31 

30 

32 

31 

25 

24 

231 

Both  . . 

56 

78 

63 

62 

59 

55 

40 

39 

452 

Roys 

25 

25 

27 

39 

21 

28 

165 

Wtt.rt  W  Ann  . . . 

Girls  . 

44 

34 

23 

24 

28 

19 

172 

Both  . . 

69 

59 

50 

63 

49 

47 

337 

Rnvs 

40 

37 

• 

77 

Fart  W  a  no 

Gi  rls 

39 

30 

69 

Both  .. 

79 

67 

146 

Roys 

747 

Totat,  ttst  Hav  SnOTTOOT, 

Gi  rl  s  . 

826 

Both 

1573 

Rovs . 

107 

Ntottt  School  . 

Gi  rl  s  . 

Roth 

107 

Roys.  . 

854 

Total  in  All  Schools  . . . 

Girls  . 

1 

826 

Both  . . 

1680 

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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


TABLE  III. 


Showing  the  Attendance  in  the  Different  Schools  and  the 
Totals  for  Each  Month  of  the  Year. 

CENTRAL  SCHOOL. 


MONTH. 

Whole  Number 
Enrolled. 

Average  Number 
'Belonging. 

i 

Average  Daily 
Attendance. 

Per  cent  of  Attend¬ 

ance  on  Av.  No.Be- 
longing. 

No.  of  Cases  of 

Tardiness. 

No.  Neither  Absent 

Nor  Tardy. 

September,  1882, . 

497 

475.4 

455.3 

95.7 

17 

244 

October,  “  . 

508 

486.5 

455.5 

93.6 

24 

189 

November,  “  . 

511 

498.2 

459.6 

92.2 

30 

209 

December,  *'  . 

491 

468.7 

425.7 

91 

37 

149 

January,  1883, . 

506 

477.6 

422.8 

88.5 

85 

122 

February,  “  . 

494 

464.3 

413.5 

89 

30 

126 

March,  “  . 

474 

449 

402.5 

89.6 

28 

138 

April,  “  . 

462 

425.6 

392.3 

92.1 

22 

151 

May,  “  . 

430 

416.9 

388.4 

93.1 

31 

180 

Average,  . 

485.8 

462.4 

424 

91.7 

33.7 

167.5 

No.  2  SCHOOL. 


September,  1882,  . 

352' 

345.5 

334.2 

96.7 

8 

205 

October,  “  . 

346 

332.2 

314.4 

94.6 

7 

173 

November,  “  . 

370 

361.1 

347.4 

96.2 

8 

206 

December,  “  . 

359 

331.7 

317 

95.5 

19 

147 

J  anuary,  1883, . 

367 

352.1 

320.3 

91 

23 

124 

February,  “  . 

359 

350.2 

330.8 

94.4 

12 

132 

March,  . 

353 

333.1 

312.2 

93.7 

19 

146 

April.  “  . 

353 

336 

315.2 

94 

9 

144 

May,  “  . 

329 

319.9 

311.8 

97.1 

12 

192 

Average, . 

354.2 

340.2 

322.6 

94.8 

13 

163.2 

WEST  WARD  SCHOOL. 


September,  1882, . 

263 

254.2 

243.7 

95.8 

6 

126 

October,  “  . 

260 

252.5 

232.7 

92.1 

15 

73 

November,  “  . 

253 

247.5 

230.1 

93 

7 

110 

December,  “  . 

252 

240.8 

227.3 

94.4 

19 

103 

January,  1883, . 

282 

266.7 

245.6 

92 

33 

62 

February,  “  . 

275 

258.4 

234 

90.5 

18 

73 

March,  “  . 

254 

233.1 

217.8 

93.4 

4 

102 

April,  “  . 

263 

250.7 

233 

93 

6 

100 

May,  “  . 

248 

243 

229 

94.5 

5 

110 

Average . 

261,1 

249.6 

232.5 

93.1 

12.5 

95.4 

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I 


EAST  WARD  SCHOOL. 


MONTH. 

Whole  Number 
Enrolled. 

Average  Number 
Belonging. 

Average  Daily 

Attendance. 

1 

Per  cent  of  Attend¬ 
ance  on  Av.  No.Be- 
longing. 

No.  of  Cases  of 

Tardiness. 

No.  Neither  Absent 

nor  Tardy. 

September,  1882,  . 

115 

111.5 

107 

96 

22 

59 

October,  l’  . 

120 

114.3 

108.9 

95.2 

31 

50 

November,  “  . 

120 

114.8 

108.6 

94.6 

7 

54' 

December,  “  . 

117 

105.4 

93.3 

88.5 

15 

34 

J  anuary,  1888, . 

115 

104.4 

94 

90 

34 

25 

February,  “  . 

116 

108.6 

86.8 

80 

11 

24 

March,  “  . 

109 

100.2 

85.6 

85.4 

3 

27 

April,  “  . 

105 

91 

72.7 

80 

4 

15 

May,  “  . 

96 

92.8 

87.4 

93.3 

6 

36 

Average, . . . . 

128.6 

104.7 

93.8 

90 

14.7 

36 

TOTALS. 


September,  1882,  . 

1227 

1186.6 

11  40.2 

96 

53 

634 

October,  “  . 

1234 

1185,5 

1111.5 

93.7 

77 

485 

November,  “  . 

1254 

1221.6 

1145.7 

93.8 

52 

579 

December,  “  . 

1219 

1146.6 

1063.3 

92.8 

80 

433 

January,  1883,  . 

1270 

1200.8 

1082.7 

90.1 

175 

333 

February,  “  . 

1244 

1181.5 

1065.1 

90 

71 

355 

March,  “  . 

1190 

1115.4 

1018.1 

91.3 

54 

413 

April,  “  . 

1183 

1103.3 

1013.2 

92 

41 

410 

May,  “  . 

1103 

1072.4 

1016.6 

94.7 

54 

518 

Average,  . 

1214 

1157 

1073 

92.7 

73 

462.2 

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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


ROLL  OF  HONOR. 


Pupils  neither  absent  nor  tardy  during  the  entire  year. 


Johnny  Johnson. 
Gusta  Hommery. 
Annie  Evans. 
August  Anderson. 
Rena  Aron. 

Eela  Wickstrom. 
Jennie  Lundberg. 
Minnie  Tietgen. 
Willie  Alsterlund. 
Eugene  Mangold. 
Kirke  White. 
Sigfred  Johnson. 
Annie  Lindgren. 
August  Hokenson. 
Jessie  Donahy. 


Fred  Gustafson. 
Ellen  Johnson. 
Anna  Swanson. 
Emma  Schneider. 
Bertie  Wiese. 
Gusta  Anderson. 
Emma  Berglund. 
Emma  Lindgren. 
Amy  Knox. 

Abel  Iverson. 
Lola  Mabie. 
Mamie  Noden. 
Johanna  Tiegrin. 
Jennie  Tiegrin. 
Georgie  Watt. 


Pupils  tardy  once,  but  not  absent. 

Henry  Exbom.  Hattie  Donahue. 


Pupils  absent  one-half  day,  but  not  tardy. 


Christie  Kuttler. 
Mary  Larson. 

Johnny  Larson. 
Georgie  Rank. 

IIilma  Rosenquist. 
Hilma  Lindgren. 
Robert  Wilson. 
Rolland  McCoy. 

John  Olson. 

Eva 


Henry  Cederberg. 
Hattie  Wells. 
May  Watt. 

Oscar  Swanson, 
Hilda  Langstrom. 
Ida  Oberg. 

Oscar  Oberg. 
Adolph  Halquist. 
Willie  Entrikin. 
Entrikin. 


Pupils  absent  one  day  but  not  tardy. 


Nemo  Elmstedt. 
Sadie  Chadwick. 
Della  Guy. 

Amos  Elmstedt. 
Mary  Penney. 
Mary  Stoltenberg. 
Emma  Aron. 
Richard  Johnson. 
Daisy  Gilmore. 


Eddie  Lawson. 
Annie  Berger. 
Amanda  Berglund. 
Emma  Deere. 
Charlie  Nelson. 
Victor  Langstrom. 
Selma  Hoagland. 
Emma  Anderson. 
Frithiof  Lindgren. 


Pupils  absent  one-half  day  and  tardy  once : 

Willie  Olson.  Clara  Oberg. 


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Willie  Alsterlund,  Kirk  White,  Jenny  Lundberg,  Emma  Berglund, 
Emma  Lindgren,  Lola  Mabie,  and  Jennie  Tigren  have  attended 
school  two  years  without  being  absent  or  tardy. 

John  Olson  has  been  absent  only  a  half-day  in  the  last  three  years. 

Adolph  Halquist  and  Minnie  Tietgen  have  attended  school  two 
years  without  being  tardy,  and  have  been  absent  only  one  day. 

Henry  Cederberg  and  Victor  Langstrom  have  attended  school 
two  years  without  being  tardy  and  have  been  absent  only  a  day  and 
a  half. 


* 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


GENERAL  STATISTICS. 


% 

Population  of  District,  July  1,  1883  .  8005 

No.  of  persons  in  District  between  6  and  21 .  2533 

Total  enrollment  in  public  day  schools .  1573 

Highest  monthly  enrollment  ( January ) .  1270 

Lowest  monthly  enrollment  ( May  ) .  1103 

Average  monthly  enrollment  .  1214 

Average  No.  belonging . 1157 

Average  daily  attendance .  1073 

Per  cent,  of  attendance . .  92.7 

Whole  No.  of  tardinesses .  .  657 

Average  monthly  tardiness . 73 

Average  No.  neither  absent  nor  tardy  per  month .  462.2 

No.  public  day  schools  exclusive  of  High  School .  25 

No.  teachers  in  day  schools  exclusive  of  High  School .  26 

Av.  No.  pupils  to  a  teacher,  based  on  Av.  Mo.  En.,  exclu¬ 
sive  of  High  School .  46 

Av.  Mo.  salaries,  excluding  High  School  an,d  music . $  48.78 

No.  night  schools .  2 

No.  teachers  in  night  schools .  2 

Total  cost  of  instruction  and  supervision . $14,355.25 

Total  expenditures  for  all  purposes .  24,544.99 

COST  OF  INSTRUCTION  AND  SUPERVISION  PER  PUPIL. 

On  whole  enrollment .  $  9.12 

On ‘average  monthly  enrollment .  11.82 

On  average  number  belonging .  12.40 

On  average  daily  attendance .  13.37 

COST  PER  PUPIL  FOR  ALL  EXPENSES. 

On  whole  enrollment .  $  15.60 

On  average  monthly  enrollment .  20.22 

On  average  number  belonging  . .  21.21 

On  average  daily  attendance .  22.86 

HIGH  SCHOOL. 

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Total  enrollment .  72 

Average  monthly  enrollment .  62.4 

Average  number  belonging .  60.7 

Average  daily  attendance .  55.2 

Per  cent,  of  attendance .  91 

Whole  No.  of  tardinesses . . .  41 

Average  monthly  tardiness .  4.5 

Average  number  neither  absent  nor  tardy  per  month .  17 

No.  teachers  employed .  2 

Total  cost  of  instruction .  $  1,400.00 


HIGH  SCHOOL  COURSES  OF  STUDY. 


FIRST  YEAR.  FIRST  TERM  (16  WEEKS). 

Latin  Preparatory  Course. 


English  Course. 

Algebra. 

Grammar  and  Composition. 
Physiology. 


Algebra. 

Latin  —  Grammar  and  Reader. 
Physiology. 


SECOND  TERM  ( 12  WEEKS ). 

Algebra. 


Algebra. 

Grammar  and  Composition. 
Physiology  (6  wks),  Botany(6  wks). 


Latin  —  Grammar  and  Reader. 
Physiology  (6  wks),  Botany  (6  wks) 

THIRD  TERM  (8  WEEKS).  v 

Algebra. 

Latin  —  Grammar  and  Reader. 
Botany. 

SECOND  YEAR,  FIRST  TERM  (16  WEEKS). 


Algebra. 

Grammar  and  Composition. 
Botany. 


Arithmetic  or  Geometry. 

U.  S.  History  and  Con.  of  U.  S. 
Physical  Geography. 


Geometry. 

Latin  —  Caesar. 
Physical  Geography. 


SECOND  TERM  (12  WEEKS). 


Arithmetic  or  Geometry. 
Zoology. 

Natural  Philosophy. 


Geometry. 

Latin  —  Caesar. 
Ancient  History. 


THIRD  TERM  (8  WEEKS). 


Arithmetic  or  Geometry. 
Rhetoric  —  (  Style ). 
Natural  Philosophy. 


Geometry. 

Latin  —  Cicero. 
Mediaeval  History. 


THIRD  YEAR,  FIRST  TERM  (16  WEEKS). 


Book-Keeping. 

American  Literature. 

Ele.  Pol.  Ec’my  and  Comm’l  Law. 
Geology  —  (  Optional ). 


Geology. 

Latin  —  Cicero. 
Modern  History. 


Book-Keeping. 
English  Literature 
Chemistry. 


Book-Keeping. 
English  Literature. 
Chemistry. 


SECOND  TERM  (12  WEEKS). 

English  Literature. 
Latin  —  Virgil. 
Natural  Philosophy. 

THIRD  TERM  (8  WEEKS). 

English  Literature. 
Latin  —  Virgil. 
Natural  Philosophy. 


Reading  :  One  hour  each  week  from  English  and  American  classics  during 
first  and  second  years.  Pupils  to  read  also  out  of  class  a  certain  number  of  works 
by  standard  authors. 

Spelling  :  One  lesson  each  week  in  both  courses  during  first  year. 

W ord  Analysis  :  One  lesson  each  week  in  English  course  during  second  year. 

Drawing:  One  hour  each  week  throughout  English  course.  Drawing  op¬ 
tional  in  Latin  course. 

Penmanship  :  One  lesson  each  week  while  studying  book-keeping.  Business 
forms  and  correspondence  to  be  taught  in  connection  with  penmanship. 

Music  :  One  hour  and  a  half  each  week. 

Rhetoric als  :  Music,  readings,  recitations,  declamations,  essays,  debates, 
etc. ,  every  Friday  afternoon. 

Pupils  will  use  Powell’s  “How  to  Write  ”  for  composition  work  of  first  year. 

During  second  year  pupils  are  expected  to  prepare  outlines  for,  and  write  not 
less  than  six  formal  essays,  two  of  which  may  be  reviews  of  books  read. 

During  third  year  pupils  will  be  given  much  practice  in  argumentative  dis¬ 
course. 


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COST  OF  INSTRUCTION  PER  PUPIL. 

On  tf>tal  enrollment .  $  19.44 

On  average  monthly  enrollment .  22.43 

On  average  daily  attendance .  25.36 

On  average  number  belonging .  23.0 

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SCHOOL  CALENDAR. 


Fall  Term  —  September  3d  to  December  16tli,  16  weeks. 
Winter  Term  —  January  7th  to  March  28tli,  12  weeks. 
Spring  Term  —  April  14th  to  June  8th,  8  weeks. 


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REPORT  OF  BO  ARP  OF  EDUCATION, 


RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  OF  THE 
BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


I.  ORGANIZATION  AND  OFFICERS. 

The  members  of  the  Board  shall  meet  annually  upon  the  first 
Monday  following  the  school  election,  and  organize  by  electing  a  Pres¬ 
ident  and  a  Secretary,  who  shall  hold  their  respective  offices  for  one 
year,  and  until  their  successors  are  duly  elected,  unless  sooner  re¬ 
moved  by  the  board. 

Elections  shall  be  by  ballot,  and  a  majority  of  all  the  votes  cast 
shall  be  necessary  to  elect. 

II.  DUTIES  OF  THE  PRESIDENT. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  President  to  preside  at  all  meetings  of 
the  Board,  preserve  order,  enforce  the  rules,  sign  all  bonds,  notes, 
agreements,  or  leases,  ordered  to  be  executed  by  this  Board  ;  sign  all 
orders  drawn  on  the  Treasurer,  and  on  or  before  the  first  regular 
meeting  after  the  organization  of  the  Board  shall  appoint,  subject  to 
the  approval  of  the  Board,  the  following  committees  namely: 

(1)  A  committee  of  three  on  School  Grounds  and  Buildings. 

(2)  A  committee  of  three  on  Supplies. 

(3)  A  committee  of  three  on  Teachers  and  Finance. 

In  the  absence  or  inability  of  the  President,  a  president  pro  tem. 
shall  be  chosen  by  the  Board,  who  shall  for  the  time  being  exercise  all 
the  authority,  and  perform  all  the  duties  of  the  President. 

III.  DUTIES  OF  THE  SECRETARY. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Secretary  to  keep  a  complete  record  of 
the  proceedings  of  the  Board,  as  well  as  the  receipts  and  expenditures, 
in  such  book  and  in  such  manner  as  the  Board  may  prescribe.  He 
shall  sign  all  documents  requiring  the  signature  of  the  President,  and 
notify  all  members  in  due  time  of  all  special  meetings.  He  shall  take 
into  his  possession  all  books,  papers  and  other  documents  belonging 
to  the  district  and  held  in  charge  by  the  Board,  and  safely  keep  the 
same  in  such  places  as  they  may  indicate,  subject  at  all  times  to  their 
order,  or  the  examination  by  any  member  thereof,  and  lay  before  the 
Board  at  their  next  meeting  all  letters  and  other  documents  that  may 
come  to  him  for  that  purpose.  He  shall  refer  all  bills  and  claims  pre¬ 
sented  to  the  Board  to  their  respective  committees  to  be  audited,  and 
when  ordered  paid,  shall  draw  orders  on  the  Treasurer  for  the  payment 
of  the  same.  He  shall  keep  stubs  of  all  orders  issued,  stating  thereon 
the  party  to  whom  and  the  purpose  for  which  such  order  was  issued, 
the  amount  thereof,  and  the  fund  on  which  the  same  was  drawn.  He 


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shall  hold  his  books,  records  and  accounts  at  all  times  subject  to  the 
inspection  of  any  voter  or  tax  payer  of  the  district,  and  annually  pre¬ 
pare  and  publish  the  report  required  by  the  school  law,  together  with 
such  other  items  of  interest  and  information  as  the  board  may  direct. 
He  shall  make  out  and  collect  all  bills,  receive  all  moneys  due  "from  in¬ 
cidental  sources,  and  pay  over  the  same  to  the  Treasurer,  taking  his  re¬ 
ceipt  therefor.  He  shall  register  the  nafnes  and  address  of  all  appli¬ 
cants  for  positions  in  the  schools,  and,  under  the  direction  of  the  Com¬ 
mittee  on  Supplies,  procure  all  necessary  registers,  books  of  record, 
blanks,  etc.,  for  the  use  of  teachers  and  pupils  ;  shall  meet  the  teach¬ 
ers  at  their  regular  monthly  meeting,  and  deliver  to  them  their  orders, 
taking  their  receipt  therefor,  and  perform  all  other  duties  generally 
incumbent  upon  such  officer. 

IV.  COMMITTEE  ON  GROUNDS  AND  BUILDINGS. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  this  committee  to  take  special  charge  of  the 
school  grounds  and  the  buildings  thereon,  to  examine  them  yearly 
(and  oftener  if  required),  and  report  to  the  Board  what  improvements, 
repairs  or  alterations  may  be  necessary,  furnishing  an  estimate  of  the 
cost  of  the  same. 


V.  COMMITTEE  ON  SUPPLIES. 

This  committee  shall  have  special  direction  of  the  purchase  of  all 
apparatus,  books  of  reference,  furniture,  fuel  and  general  supplies 
used  in  and  about  the  schools,  and,  with  the  advice  of  the  Superinten¬ 
dent,  shall  report  to  the  Board  what  may,  from  time  to  time,  be  need¬ 
ed,  and  with  their  sanction,  shall,  through  the  Secretary,  order  all 
supplies  for  the  various  departments  of  the  schools. 

VI.  COMMITTEE  ON  TEACHERS  AND  FINANCE. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  this  committee  to  ascertain,  as  nearly  as 
possible,  what  the  yearly  expenses  of  the  schools  may  be,  to  consider 
and  report  to  the  Board  the  amount  of  salaries  of  all  persons  em¬ 
ployed  by  them,  and  to  suggest  candidates  for  all  vacancies. 

MEETINGS  AND  KULES  OF  ORDER. 


1.  The  regular  meetings — except  the  yearly — shall  be  held  on  the 
first  Monday  following  the  last  Saturday  of  each  month,  at  eight 
o’clock  p.  m.,  from  the  first  of  April  to  the  first  of  October,  and  at  half 
past  seven  o’clock  p.  m.  the  balance  of  the  year. 

2.  Special  meetings  may  be  called  at  any  time  by  the  President,  or 
upon  the  written  request  of  two  members,  through  the  Secretary. 

3.  A  majority  of  the  Board  shall  be  required  to  constitute  a 
quorum,  but  a  less  number  may  adjourn  from  time  to  time. 

4.  At  the  appointed  hour  the  President  shall  call  the  meeting  to 
order,  and  as  soon  as  a  quorum  is  present,  shall  proceed  with  the  busi¬ 
ness  of  the  meeting  in  the  following  order: 

( 1 )  Reading  of  the  minutes. 

( 2 )  Report  and  Suggestions  of  Superintendent. 

( 3  }  Reports  of  Standing  Committees  in  order. 

f  4  \  Reports  of  Special  Committees. 

(  5 )  Communications  to  the  Board. 

6  )  Bills  and  unfinished  business. 

(7)  New  Business. 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


5.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Board  at  their  May  meeting  to  reap¬ 
point  such  teachers  in  their  employ  as  they  wish  to  retain,  and  notify 
them  of  such  appointment  at  or  before  the  close  of  the  term. 

6.  An  examination  of  applicants  for  vacant  positions  will  be  held 
in  the  month  of  June  of  each  year  ;  notice  of  such  examination,  stat¬ 
ing  position  vacant,  salary  paid,  and  length  of  school  year,  having 
been  previously  given  to  such  applicants.  Applicants  must  pass  an 
Oral  and  Written  examination  in  all  the  branches  now  required  by  law, 
in  Theory  and  Practice  of  Teaching,  and  in  Constitution  of  the  IJnited 
States.  An  average  of  75  per  cent,  will  entitle  the  applicant  to  a  cer¬ 
tificate.  The  Board  may  defer  examination  in  Botany  and  Natural 
Philosophy  for  a  term,  in  which  case  an  average  of  85  per  cent,  will  be 
required  in  other  branches.  No  new  appointments  shall  hereafter  be 
made  previous  to  such  an  examination. 

7.  Separate  bills  must  be  rendered  for  articles  purchased  for  each 
school,  and  in  accordance  with  the  classification  and  duties  of  the  re¬ 
spective  committees. 

8.  Every  member  present  shall  vote  on  all  questions,  unless  ex¬ 
cused  by  the  Board. 

9.  The  yeas  and  nays  shall  be  called  and  entered  on  the  record 
whenever  demanded  by  any  member  of  the  Board. 

10.  No  member  shall  retire  before  the  close  of  the  session  without 
permission  of  the  President. 

11.  Unless  otherwise  provided,  the  rules  of  order  shall  be  the  same 
as  those  for  the  government  of  deliberative  bodies,  as  laid  down  in 
Cushing’s  Manual. 


GENERAL  RULES. 


1.  The  school  gates  shall  be  unlocked  at  8:30  a.  m.,  and  kept  open 
until  5  r.  m.  The  school  buildings  shall  be  kept  locked  during  the  ab¬ 
sence  of  teachers. 

2.  The  sessions  shall  be  from 9  to  12  A.  m.,  and  from  1:30  to  4:30  p. 
m.,  with  a  recess  of  15  minutes  in  each  session.  From  Nov.  15  to  Feb. 
14,  the  afternoon  session  shall  close  at  4  o’clock.  The  primaries  shall 
close  one-half  hour  earlier,  except  in  cases  of  half-day  attendance. 

3.  New  classes  shall  be  formed  in  the  lowest  grade  of  the  Primary 
Department  only  at  the  commencement  of  each  term. 

4.  The  books  used  and  the  studies  pursued  shall  be  such,  and  only 
such  as  may  be  authorized  by  the  Board. 

5.  Non-resident  pupils  will  be  admitted  to  the  schools,  if  there 
are  vacant  seats,  and  shall  pay  in  advance  the  following  rates  of 
tuition:  High  school,  60  cents  per  week ;  Grammar  grades,  50  cents 
per  week  ;  Intermediate  grades,  40  cents  per  week ;  Primary  grades, 
30  cents  per  week.  Bills  of  tuition  must  be  paid  during  the  first  week 
of  each  term.  If  pupils  are  afterwards  unable  to  attend,  money  will 
be  refunded  for  each  week’s  absence. 


DUTIES  OF  THE  SUPERINTENDENT. 


1.  The  Superintendent  shall  devote  himself  exclusively  to  the  du¬ 
ties  of  his  office.  He  shall  exercise  a  general  supervision  over  all  the 
schools,  buildings,  etc.;  he  shall  visit  all  the  schools  as  often  as  his  du¬ 
ties  will  permit,  and  shall  give  particular  attention  to  the  distribution 
and  classification  of  the  pupils  in  the  several  schools,  and  to  the  ap¬ 
portionment  among  the  classes  of  the  prescribed  studies. 


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2.  He  shall  have  authority  to  appoint  such  teachers’  meetings  oth¬ 
er  than  the  regular  monthly  'meeting,  as  he  may  deem  proper,  for  the 
purpose  of  conferring  with  the  teachers  in  respect^o  the  best  methods 
of  discipline  and  instruction.  He  shall  have  the  privilege  of  calling 
together  at  those  meetings  such  classes  of  the  school  as  he  may  wish 
to  employ  in  illustrating  the  subjects  discussed. 

3.  He  shall  take  charge  of  and  direct  all  teachers’  meetings,  and 
at  the  close  of  each  term  shall  report  to  the  Board  all  teachers  absent 
or  tardy  or  failing  to  perform  the  parts  assigned  to  them. 

4.  He  shall  attend  the  meetings  of  the  Board  when  required  by 
any  member,  shall  assist  at  the  examination  of  teachers,  shall  examine 
pupils  for  promotion,  shall  attend  the  examinations  of  the  various 
rooms,  or  conduct  the  same,  as  may  from  time  to  time  be  directed. 

5.  He  shall  consolidate  the  monthly  reports  of  the  teachers,  and 
report  the  same  to  the  Board  at  their  next  meeting,  together  with  such 
other  statistics  as  may  be  required,  and  make  such  suggestions  as  may 
assist  the  Board  in  the  discharge  of  their  duties. 

6.  He  shall  carefully  observe  the  work  of  each  teacher,  shall  con¬ 
sult  and  advise  with  him,  and  shall  promptly  report  to  the  Board  any 
teacher  inefficient  or  incompetent  to  discharge  his  duties.  He  must 
hold  the  teachers  and  janitors  responsible  for  the  proper  discharge  of 
their  duties,  and  will  himself  be  held  responsible  to  the  Board  for  the 
same. 

7.  He  shall  have  power  to  suspend  a  pupil,  but  only  in  a  case  of 
violent  or  direct  opposition  to  authority,  and  for  conduct  detri¬ 
mental  to  the  interests  of  the  school.  When  so  suspended  a  pupil  can 
be  reinstated  only  by  a  vote  of  the  Board,  and  by  making  an  apology 
as  open  as  the  offense,  and  by  giving  assurance  of  implicit  obedience 
in  the  future. 

8.  He  must,  when  possible,  first  admonish  the  pupil,  and  ask  the 
co-operation  of  the  parent  or  guardian.  When  suspension  takes  place, 
he  must  notify  the  parent  or  guardian,  and  the  Board  of  the  fact,  and 
the  cause  of  the  same. 

9.  At  the  close  of  the  school  year  he  shall  deposit  in  the  office  of 
the  Board,  all  class-books,  records,  registers  and  schedules  used  during 
the  year,  and  make  such  report  of  the  condition,  progress,  and  wants 
of  the  schools,  as  may  be  required  of  him. 

10.  All  requirements  of  scholars  or  teachers,  by  the  Board,  shall 
be  communicated  through  the  Superintendent. 

11.  The  office  of  Superintendent  is  on  the  second  floor  of  High 
School  Building,  and  his  hours  shall  be  from  8  to  10  a.  m.,  and  from  4 
to  5  P.  M. 


DUTIES  OE  TEACHERS. 


1.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  all  teachers  to  acquaint  themselves  with 
the  rules  prescribed  by  the  Board  of  Education,  and  to  enforce  the 
same  within  their  jurisdiction. 

2.  Certificates  must  be  presented  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Board 
and  contracts  signed  before  teachers  begin  their  duties. 

3.  Teachers  must  be  in  their  respective  school  rooms  at  least 
twenty  minutes  before  the  opening  of  each  session,  and  five  minutes 
later  shall  open  their  rooms  for  the  reception  of  pupils.  Teachers  who 
are  not  present  at  the  above  named  time  shall  report  themselves  as 
tardy. 

4.  They  shall  call  the  school  to  order  promptly  at  the  appointed 
time,  devote  themselves  during  school  hours  exclusively  to  the  instruc¬ 
tion  of  their  pupils,  maintain  good  order,  and  strictly  adhere  to  the 
course  of  study  prescribed  by  the  Board. 


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5.  They  shall  prepare  a  programme  of  daily  exercises  to  be  kept 
on  the  board,  and  hand  a  copy  to  the  Superintendent  immediately  af¬ 
ter  the  beginning  of  school  in  September,  and  shall  promptly  notify 
him  of  any  change  therein  during  the  year. 

6.  They  shall  have  no  more  important  duty  than  the  exercise  of 
constant  supervision  over  the  general  conduct  of  their  pupils,  and 
shall  on  all  proper  occasions  call  attention  in  the  most  effective  man¬ 
ner  to  the  importance  of  practising  good  habits  and  manners,  both  on 
the  school  premises  and  while  passing  between  their  homes  and  the 
school. 

7.  They  are  particularly  enjoined  to  regard  the  moral  and  social 
culture  of  their  pupils  as  not  less  important  than  their  mental  discip¬ 
line,  discountenancing  promptly  and  emphatically  vandalism,  falsehood, 
profanity,  cruelty,  or  any  other  form  of  vice. 

8.  No  teacher  shall  read  or  announce,  or  allow  to  be  read  or  an¬ 
nounced,  any  advertisement,  or  allow  any  advertisement  to  be  dis¬ 
tributed  in  school,  except  when  authorized  by  the  Superintendent ;  no 
teacher  shall  allow  any  agent  or  other  person  to  exhibit  in  school  any 
book  or  articles  of  apparatus,  or  permit  any  one  to  take  up  the  time  of 
the  school  by  lectures  of  any  kind,  unless  by  the  consent  of  the  Super¬ 
intendent.  Neither  shall  contributions  for  any  purpose  be  taken  up, 
nor  shall  teachers  receive  presents  of  money  or  valuables  from  pupils 
under  their  tuition. 

9.  No  teacher  shall  send  pupils,  during  school  hours,  upon  errands 
not  strictly  pertaining  to  the  business  affairs  of  the  school. 

10.  No  teacher  shall  resign  without  giving  four  weeks’  written  no¬ 
tice  to  the  President  of  the  Board  ;  in  default  of  this  all  compensation 
for  that  time  may  be  declared  forfeited. 

11.  Any  teacher  who  finds  it  necessary  to  be  absent  from  school  on 
account  of  sickness,  or  for  any  other  cause,  must  send  immediate  no¬ 
tice  of  such  absence  to  the  Superintendent. 

12.  Teachers  above  the  primary  grades  shall  make  a  monthly  re¬ 
port  to  parents  and  guardians  of  the  attendance,  punctuality,  deport¬ 
ment  and  scholarship  of  all  pupils  under  their  instruction. 

13.  Teachers  will  be  held  strictly  responsible  for  any  injuries  done 
to  their  rooms  or  furniture.  They  must  attend  carefully  to  the  venti¬ 
lation  and  temperature  of  their  rooms,  taking  care  that  pupils  are  not 
required  to  sit  in  drafts  of  cool  air. 

14.  They  must  promptly  and  neatly  make  out  their  schedules,  reg¬ 
isters  and  reports. 

15.  They  may  detain  pupils  not  more  than  half  an  hour  after  school 
to  make  up  neglected  lessons,  but  no  pupil  shall  be  deprived  of  a  re¬ 
cess. 

16.  They  are  not  expected  to  use  text  books  during  such  recita¬ 
tions  as  have  not  been  prepared  from  text  books  by  pupils,  and  to  use 
them  as  little  as  possible  at  all  times  of  recitation. 

17.  They  shall  promptly  report  to  Superintendent  all  pupils  who 
refuse  to  yield  obedience  to  the  rules  of  the  school. 

18  Any  teacher  may,  with  the  consent  of  the  Superintendent,  have 
one  half-day  in  each  term  to  visit  other  schools  for  the  purpose  of  ob¬ 
serving  methods  of  instruction  and  discipline  therein. 

19.  Teachers  temporarily  absent  on  account  of  sickness  shall  re¬ 
ceive,  the  first  week  only,  one-fourth  of  their  regular  pay. 

20.  All  teachers  in  the  employ  of  the  Board  shall  meet  together  the 
last  Saturday  in  each  school  month,  and,  under  the  direction  of  the 
Superintendent,  devote  two  hours  to  the  discussion  of  such  matters  as 
pertain  to  the  best  interest  of  the  school.  They  shall  meet  at  such 
other  times  as  the  Superintendent  may  direct. 


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21.  Each  teacher  is  required  to  have  a  copy  of  these  regulations, 
and  to  read  to  the  scholars,  at  least  once  each  term,  so  much  as  will 
give  them  a  good  understanding  of  the  rules  which  apply  to  them,  and 
by  which  they  are  governed. 


DUTIES  OF  PUPILS. 


1.  No  child  who  has  only  temporary  residence  in  the  district  for 
the  purpose  of  attending  the  public  schools  shall  be  received  in  any 
school,  except  by  payment  of  tuition  as  provided  in  Section  5  under 
General  Buies. 

2.  Pupils  shall  provide  themselves  with  all  books,  slates  and  other 
articles  to  be  used  by  the  class  to  which  they  belong. 

3.  They  shall  not  be  allowed  to  go  into  any  hall  higher  than  their 
own,  to  enter  the  school  yard  before  8:30  in  the  morning,  or  to  remain 
on  the  school  grounds,  after  dismissal,  without  permission. 

4.  They  shall  promptly  pay  for  any  damage  they  do  to  the  property 
of  other  pupils.  Any  pupil  who  cuts,  marks,  or  otherwise  injures  or 
defaces  any  school  property  shall  be  fined  for  the  same,  and  shall  be 
liable  to  suspension,  expulsion,  or  other  punishment,  according  to  the 
nature  of  the  offense. 

5.  They  shall  be  examined  each  month  in  all  tlieir  studies  ;  also  at 
the  end  of  each  term.  Pupils  absent  from  the  term  examination  will 
be  examined  by  the  Superintendent  before  they  are  allowed  to  rejoin 
their  classes. 

6.  All  pupils  in  the  High  and  Grammar  Schools  shall  pursue  three 
regular  studies,  unless  excused  by  the  Superintendent. 

7.  Any  pupil  who  falls  below  seventy  per  cent,  two  successive 
months,  as  indicated  by  his  examination,  shall  be  transferred  to  the 
next  lower  class. 

8.  Pupils  wishing  to  omit  any  prescribed  study  must  obtain  per¬ 
mission  from  the  Superintendent,  before  doing  so. 

9.  For  six  half  days’  unexcused  absence  ( two  tardinesses  equal  to 

a  half  day’s  absence),  in  four  consecutive  weeks,  a  pupil  shall  be  sus¬ 
pended.  , 

10.  Pupils  suspended  for  unexcused  absence,  under  previous  rule, 
may  be  reinstated  for  the  first  offence  by  the  Superintendent,  for  rea¬ 
sons  that  shall  be  satisfactory  to  him.  Eor  reinstatement  for  subse¬ 
quent  suspensions  under  that  rule,  the  pupil  must  apply  to  the  Board. 

11 .  Eor  absence,  tardiness,  or  dismission  from  school  before  the 
time  of  closing,  the  pupil  must  present  from  parent  or  guardian  an 
excuse. 

12.  After  two  days’  consecutive  absence  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
teacher  to  notify  the  parent  or  guardian  of  such  absence,  and  after 
three  days’  absence  to  drop  the  name  of  such  pupil  from  the  roll. 

13.  Pupils  of  the  High  School  who  complete  the  prescribed  course 
of  study  and  pass  a  satisfactory  examination  shall  be  entitled  to  cer¬ 
tificates  of  graduation. 

14.  A  training  class  may  be  organized,  the  members  of  which  shall 
receive  daily  instruction  in  the  “theory  or  teaching,”  and  have  prac¬ 
tice  under  the  eye  of  a  competent  critic. 

15.  Pupils  who  receive  certificates  of  graduation  from  the  High 
School  and  spend  a  year  in  the  training  class,  shall  be  entitled  to  a 
certificate  from  the  Board  of  Education,  and  their  claims  shall  be  en¬ 
titled  to  the  first  consideration  in  filling  vacancies  in  the  corps  of 
teachers. 


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REPORT  OF  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


DUTIES  OF  JANITORS. 

The  janitors  appointed  by  the  Board  are  required  to  keep  the  rooms 
well  warmed  and  properly  ventilated,  daily  swept  and  dusted,  and, 
when  necessary,  washed  ;  to  ring  the  bells  as  directed  by  the  Superin¬ 
tendent,  to  keep  the  walks  free  from  snow  and  ice,  to  make  all  needed 
repairs  in  term  time,  to  keep  all  out-buildings  in  good  condition,  to 
closely  watch  and  carefully  protect  all  school  property  in  and  about 
the  building,  and  during  vacation  to  make  such  improvements  upon 
the  building  and  grounds  as  the  Board  or  their  committee  may  direct. 


DUTIES  OF  PRINCIPALS. 


1.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  Principals  to  have  general  management 
of  the  schools  under  their  charge ;  to  strictly  enforce  the  rules  and 
regulations  of  the  Board ;  to  carry  out  the  directions  of  the  Superin¬ 
tendent,  and  make  (  with  his  approval )  such  special  rules  as  may  be 
necessary  for  the  preservation  of  good  order  in  the  halls  and  on  the 
play-grounds. 

2.  To  have  supervision  of  the  buildings,  out-buildings,  heating  and 
ventilation,  furniture  and  apparatus,  and  to  give  directions  to  the 
janitors  for  the  proper  care  of  the  same.  To  see  that  such  directions 
are  fully  observed,  and  in  case  any  injury  is  done  to  school  property,  to 
ascertain  the  person  doing  the  same,  and  report  at  once  the  name  of 
the  person  and  the  extent  of  the  injury  to  the  Superintendent.  To  re¬ 
port,  at  the  close  of  each  year,  the  amount  and  condition  of  the  appa¬ 
ratus,  and  the  number  and  condition  of  the  reference  books  belonging 
to  their  respective  buildings. 

3.  To  visit  the  different  rooms  in  their  buildings  as  often  as  their 
class  duties  will  permit,  for  the  purpose  of  observing  the  deportment 
and  work  of  the  pupils ;  examining  classes  and  giving  such  advice  and 
directions  to  teachers  as  their  observation  may  suggest,  and  to 
promptly  report  to  the  Superintendent  any  deficiency  on  the  part  of 
teachers. 

4.  To  classify  —  with  the  aid  and  advice  of  the  Superintendent- 
all  pupils  entering  the  school  for  the  first  time,  and  to  promote  pupils 
when,  in  the  judgment  of  the  teacher  and  their  own,  they  are  able  to 
do  the  work  of  a  higher  grade. 

5.  To  attend  to  the  distribution  of  blanks  for  reports,  and  to  col¬ 
lect  and  forward  the  same  to  the  Superintendent  at  the  proper  time. 

6.  To  suspend  pupils  for  persistent  resistance  to  authority,  until 
their  cases  can  be  reported  to  the  Superintendent ;  but  in  all  such 
cases— when  it  is  possible — to  send  a  previous  warning  to  the  parents. 

7.  To  be  in  their  respective  school  buildings  at  least  half  an  hour 
before  the  opening  of  school,  and  to  punctually  observe  the  hours  of 
opening  and  closing  the  schools. 

DUTIES  OF  JANITORS. 


te  such  improvements  upon 
heir  committee  may  direct. 


1.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  janitors  to  sweep  and  dust  all  the 
rooms  in  their  respective  buildings  as  often  as  is  necessary  to  keep 
them  in  a  neat  condition ;  to  daily  sweep  the  halls  and  stair- ways ;  to 
wash  the  floors  of  the  rooms  and  halls  twice  each  year  —  during  the 
winter  and  summer  vacations  —  and  to  keep  the  walks  on  and  around 
the  school  premises  free  from  ice  and  snow  during  the  winter  months. 

2.  To  examine  daily  into  the  condition  of  the  play-rooms,  out¬ 
buildings,  sidewalks  and  fences,  and  keep  the  same  in  good  condition. 
To  report  to  the  Principal  any  needed  repairs  or  inj  ury  done  to  any 
school  property,  and  during  vacation  to  ma' 
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3.  To  have  the  rooms  sufficiently  warm  for  school  purposes  by  8:30 
A.  m.  at  all  seasons  when  fires  are  needed. 

4.  To  move  about  the  play-ground  and  play-rooms  at  recess  time, 
and  after  the  quarter  bells,  in  order  to  assist  the  Principal  in  main¬ 
taining  proper  discipline  ;  to  put  a  stop  to  and  report  all  disorder  in 
the  halls,  out-buildings,  or  on  the  play-grounds,  and  to  promptly  re¬ 
port  to  the  Principal  the  use  of  profane  or  vulgar  language  or  other 
disorder  on  the  part  of  the  pupils. 

5.  The  janitors1 2 3 4 5  will  see  that  their  clocks  keep  uniform  time  using 
Severance’s  regulator  as  a  standard,  and  will  act  as  messengers  be¬ 
tween  the  buildings  when  so  directed  by  the  Superintendent  or  Prin¬ 
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